bronchitis

About 1.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
2. noun An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

Similar words

tracheo bronchopneumonia tracheobronchitis bronchiolitis bronchopneumonitis bronchopathy bronchostenosis bronchomycosis bronchoobstruction bronchoconstriction

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Word family

bronchitic bronchitides bronchitises