bronchitis

noun

bron·chi·tis brän-ˈkī-təs How to pronounce bronchitis (audio)

bräŋ-

: acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes

also : a disease marked by this

bronchitic

brän-ˈki-tik How to pronounce bronchitis (audio)

bräŋ-

adjective

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The bronchial tubes carry air into the tiny branches and smaller cells of the lungs. In bronchitis, the tubes become sore and you develop a deep cough. Bronchitis caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but there's no drug treatment for the more common kind caused by a virus. A bout of bronchitis may involve a couple of weeks of coughing (with no laughing allowed), weakness, and loss of energy and interest in doing things. Apart from that, bronchitis is rarely serious—at least if it doesn't progress to pneumonia.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That meant anyone with bronchitis might be offered a kind of gelatinous hot toddy.

Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Le Roy developed constrictive bronchitis after serving in Iraq, making breathing difficult.

Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Le Roy developed constrictive bronchitis after serving in Iraq, making breathing difficult.

Chris Megerian, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 These pollutants have been linked to health complications such as asthma, heart disease and chronic bronchitis.

Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 6 July 2022 They can be used to treat asthma, but are more common for conditions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022 The common cold, the flu, bronchitis and asthma all very much continue to exist.

Daniel Dale And Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Earlier this year, Horner suffered from bronchitis, and UCI authorized him for cortisone treatment.

Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2014 Exposure is linked to several health problems, including asthma, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses.

Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin bronchium "branch of a bronchus, bronchial tube" + -itis — more at bronchial

Note: The term bronchitis was apparently introduced into English by the British physician Charles Badham (1780-1845) in Observations on the Inflammatory Affections of the Mucous Membrane of the Bronchiæ (London: Callow, 1808), though the word had been used earlier (as a Latinate synonym of Luftröhrenästentzündung) by the German physician Johann Christian Stark (1753-1811) in Handbuch zur Kenntnis und Heilung innerer Krankheiten des menschlichen Körpers (Jena, 1799), pp. 144, 167.

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

单词	bronchitis
释义	bronchitis noun bron·chi·tis brän-ˈkī-təs bräŋ- : acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes also : a disease marked by this bronchitic brän-ˈki-tik bräŋ- adjective Did you know? The bronchial tubes carry air into the tiny branches and smaller cells of the lungs. In bronchitis, the tubes become sore and you develop a deep cough. Bronchitis caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but there's no drug treatment for the more common kind caused by a virus. A bout of bronchitis may involve a couple of weeks of coughing (with no laughing allowed), weakness, and loss of energy and interest in doing things. Apart from that, bronchitis is rarely serious—at least if it doesn't progress to pneumonia. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web That meant anyone with bronchitis might be offered a kind of gelatinous hot toddy. Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Le Roy developed constrictive bronchitis after serving in Iraq, making breathing difficult. Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Le Roy developed constrictive bronchitis after serving in Iraq, making breathing difficult. Chris Megerian, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 These pollutants have been linked to health complications such as asthma, heart disease and chronic bronchitis. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 6 July 2022 They can be used to treat asthma, but are more common for conditions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022 The common cold, the flu, bronchitis and asthma all very much continue to exist. Daniel Dale And Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Earlier this year, Horner suffered from bronchitis, and UCI authorized him for cortisone treatment. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2014 Exposure is linked to several health problems, including asthma, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses. Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Late Latin bronchium "branch of a bronchus, bronchial tube" + -itis — more at bronchial Note: The term bronchitis was apparently introduced into English by the British physician Charles Badham (1780-1845) in Observations on the Inflammatory Affections of the Mucous Membrane of the Bronchiæ (London: Callow, 1808), though the word had been used earlier (as a Latinate synonym of Luftröhrenästentzündung) by the German physician Johann Christian Stark (1753-1811) in Handbuch zur Kenntnis und Heilung innerer Krankheiten des menschlichen Körpers (Jena, 1799), pp. 144, 167. First Known Use 1808, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition bronchitis noun bron·chi·tis brän-ˈkī-təs : a sore raw state of the bronchial tubes Medical Definition bronchitis noun bron·chi·tis brän-ˈkīt-əs, bräŋ- : acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes also : a disease marked by this
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bronchitis

noun

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Word History

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Medical Definition

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