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单词 bronchiectasis
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Definition of bronchiectasis in English:

bronchiectasis

noun ˌbrɒŋkɪˈɛktəsɪsˌbräNGkēˈektəsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Abnormal widening of the bronchi or their branches, causing a risk of infection.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A hallmark of H. influenzae infections in bronchiectasis and COPD is their propensity for recurrence.
    • Hypersecretion is an important feature in many chronic airway diseases, including COPD, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and acute asthma.
    • COPD is a subset of obstructive lung diseases that also includes cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and asthma.
    • Bronchial casts have been described in various disorders, including asthma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis.
    • Babies with whooping cough can develop pneumonia, bronchiectasis (pockets of infection form in the small airways of the lungs) and/or collapsed lung.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek bronkhia (denoting the branches of the main bronchi) + ektasis 'dilatation'.

 
 

Definition of bronchiectasis in US English:

bronchiectasis

nounˌbräNGkēˈektəsəs
Medicine
  • Abnormal widening of the bronchi or their branches, causing a risk of infection.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bronchial casts have been described in various disorders, including asthma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis.
    • Babies with whooping cough can develop pneumonia, bronchiectasis (pockets of infection form in the small airways of the lungs) and/or collapsed lung.
    • Hypersecretion is an important feature in many chronic airway diseases, including COPD, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and acute asthma.
    • COPD is a subset of obstructive lung diseases that also includes cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and asthma.
    • A hallmark of H. influenzae infections in bronchiectasis and COPD is their propensity for recurrence.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek bronkhia (denoting the branches of the main bronchi) + ektasis ‘dilatation’.

 
 
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