bronchitisnoun [ U ]
uk/brɒŋˈkaɪ.tɪs/us/brɑːŋˈkaɪ.t̬əs/an illness in which the bronchial tubes become infected and swollen, resulting in coughing and difficulty in breathing
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hay fever
- hyperventilation
- pharyngitis
- pleurisy
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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Examples from literature
- Bronchitis set in and he lost his voice.
- He has had rather a sharp attack of bronchitis.
- I have had a very severe attack of bronchitis.
- Paul was rather a delicate boy, subject to bronchitis.
- The examination showed that death was due to acute bronchitis and its secondary effects.