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bronchiectasis definition

bron·chi·ec·ta·sis (bräŋ′kē ek′tə sis)

noun

an irreversible, chronic enlargement of certain bronchial tubes

Etymology: ModL < bronchus, bronchus + Gr ektasis, a stretching out < ekteinein, to stretch out < ek-, out + teinein, to stretch: see tend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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