bronchitis
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
Other meanings
An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
Related words
- parabronchitis
- bronchitic
- bronchitically
- chronic bronchitis
- laryngotracheobronchitis
- peribronchitis
- purulent bronchitis
- tracheobronchitis
Word history
From Latin "bronchus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bronchitis” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.