bronchiectasis

noun

bron·chi·ec·ta·sis ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-səs How to pronounce bronchiectasis (audio)

plural bronchiectases ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-ˌsēz How to pronounce bronchiectasis (audio)

: a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For example, bronchitis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, other types of pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are some of the other things that can cause hemoptysis, which is the medical term for coughing up blood.

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The walls of the lungs' small airways can become thickened because of chronic inflammation and infection (bronchiectasis) or inflamed or injured (bronchiolitis).

SELF, 26 Nov. 2020 This syndrome is a sign that the nails weren't able to grow correctly and is often due to a lung condition called bronchiectasis or lymphatic disease.

Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 July 2021 In a recent study by the global pharmaceutical company Insmed, which is funding the new trial, this drug reduced inflammation in people with a chronic respiratory condition called bronchiectasis.

Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2020 The cause was complications from bronchiectasis, a lung disease, said a daughter, Rose Devitt.

Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 An irreversible condition that causes widening and scarring of the airways, bronchiectasis impairs the ability of the lungs to clear out mucus, creating a breeding ground for bacteria that leads to repeated, damaging lung infections.

Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Mimi's breathing problems at birth were a key indicator, as was bronchiectasis.

Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Among the telltale symptoms: a persistent year-round wet cough, nasal congestion and frequent respiratory infections. Mimi’s breathing problems at birth were a key indicator, as was bronchiectasis.

Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

bronchi- + New Latin ectasis "expansion of a hollow or tubular organ, dilatation," after French bronchiectasie or German Bronchiektasis — more at atelectasis

Note: This term was apparently introduced, perhaps independently, as bronchiectasie by the French physician Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in Traité de diagnostic et de séméiologie, vol. 1 (Paris, 1840), p. 486 and passim; and as Bronchiektasis by the German physican Karl Ewald Hasse (1810-1902) in Anatomische Beschreibung der Krankheiten der Circulations- und Respirations-Organe, Band 1 of Specielle pathologische Anatomie (Leipzig, 1841), p. 390. The condition was described earlier by the French physicans Gabriel Andral and René Laënnec as dilatation des bronches.

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

单词	bronchiectasis
释义	bronchiectasis noun bron·chi·ec·ta·sis ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-səs plural bronchiectases ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-ˌsēz : a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web For example, bronchitis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, other types of pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are some of the other things that can cause hemoptysis, which is the medical term for coughing up blood. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The walls of the lungs' small airways can become thickened because of chronic inflammation and infection (bronchiectasis) or inflamed or injured (bronchiolitis). SELF, 26 Nov. 2020 This syndrome is a sign that the nails weren't able to grow correctly and is often due to a lung condition called bronchiectasis or lymphatic disease. Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 July 2021 In a recent study by the global pharmaceutical company Insmed, which is funding the new trial, this drug reduced inflammation in people with a chronic respiratory condition called bronchiectasis. Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2020 The cause was complications from bronchiectasis, a lung disease, said a daughter, Rose Devitt. Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 An irreversible condition that causes widening and scarring of the airways, bronchiectasis impairs the ability of the lungs to clear out mucus, creating a breeding ground for bacteria that leads to repeated, damaging lung infections. Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Mimi's breathing problems at birth were a key indicator, as was bronchiectasis. Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Among the telltale symptoms: a persistent year-round wet cough, nasal congestion and frequent respiratory infections. Mimi’s breathing problems at birth were a key indicator, as was bronchiectasis. Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology bronchi- + New Latin ectasis "expansion of a hollow or tubular organ, dilatation," after French bronchiectasie or German Bronchiektasis — more at atelectasis Note: This term was apparently introduced, perhaps independently, as bronchiectasie by the French physician Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in Traité de diagnostic et de séméiologie, vol. 1 (Paris, 1840), p. 486 and passim; and as Bronchiektasis by the German physican Karl Ewald Hasse (1810-1902) in Anatomische Beschreibung der Krankheiten der Circulations- und Respirations-Organe, Band 1 of Specielle pathologische Anatomie (Leipzig, 1841), p. 390. The condition was described earlier by the French physicans Gabriel Andral and René Laënnec as dilatation des bronches. First Known Use 1851, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition bronchiectasis noun bron·chi·ec·ta·sis ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-səs variants also bronchiectasia -ek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə plural bronchiectases -ˌsēz also bronchiectasias -zh(ē-)əz : a chronic inflammatory or degenerative condition of one or more bronchi or bronchioles marked by dilatation and loss of elasticity of the walls
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bronchiectasis

noun

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