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bronchitis Definition

bron·chi·tis (bräŋ kītis)

noun

an inflammation of the mucous lining of the bronchial tubes

Etymology: bronch(o)- + -itis

bronchitis Related Forms
bron·chitic (-kitik) adjective
bronchitis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treat: Information: Doctors still can't agree on whether antibiotics are an effective way of treating acute bronchitis.
  • include: It's not just cancer tho, there's lung disease, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
  • cause: Among other things, they cause bronchitis, asthma, lung cancer and heart disease.
  • develop: The most important ' treatment ' is to quit smoking - most people who develop chronic bronchitis are smokers.
  • have: If you have chronic bronchitis, you're not expected to look after yourself.
  • get: If their airways have not recovered, some people may get bronchitis several times in a short space of time.

Preposition: in

  • child: Exposure to pollutants increases the expression of bronchitis in children.

Adjective modifier

  • chronic: Your chronic bronchitis is now entering its middle stages.
  • parasitic: Research into bovine parasitic bronchitis, an economic appraisal.
  • acute: Worse, they can't even agree on what acute bronchitis is.
  • infectious: Infectious bronchitis associated problems continue to be reported from all countries with a developed chicken industry.
  • eosinophilic: However, eosinophilic bronchitis differs from asthma in that there is no variable airflow obstruction or airway hyperresponsiveness in the former condition.
  • wheezy: A better term for his condition might be wheezy bronchitis although this description has rather gone out of fashion.

Modifies a noun

  • virus: A reverse genetics system was developed for infectious bronchitis virus, which could lead to more stable vaccines.
  • emphysema: Other causes include: chronic bronchitis emphysema cystic fibrosis virus-associated wheeze in pre-school children.
  • sufferer: However problems may be caused for susceptible people such as asthma or bronchitis sufferers.

Noun used with modifier

  • chronic: Chronic bronchitis and emphysema Chronic bronchitis and emphysema stop the lungs from working properly, typically causing breathlessness and wheezing.
  • eg: Know the link between smoking and respiratory diseases eg bronchitis, lung cancer.
  • disease: Know the link between smoking and respiratory diseases eg bronchitis, lung cancer.
  • emphysema: Chronic bronchitis and emphysema Chronic bronchitis and emphysema stop the lungs from working properly, typically causing breathlessness and wheezing.
bronchitis Quotes

Long experience has taught me that in England nobody goes to the theatre unless he or she has bronchitis.

—Agate,James