Bronchitis

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  • noun. Chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, an inflammation of the bronchial membrane. It is a complaint of very frequent occurrence, and may be acute or chronic.—
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
  • noun. An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
    • Word Usage
    "It is chiefly in the throat what they call bronchitis and she has got to be very weak with it, and at the same time very liable to inflammation."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    respiratory disease  respiratory disorder  respiratory illness  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bronchiolitis  chronic bronchitis  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Titus  Unitas  arthritis  detritus  encephalitis  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    appendicitis  asthma  catarrh  diarrhoea  dysentery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Asiatic flu  Hong Kong flu  acute bronchitis  adenoiditis  adrenitis  
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