bronchitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce bronchitis in British English:
UK [brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs]
How to pronounce bronchitis in American English:
US [brɑːŋˈkaɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
Word Origin
- bronchitis (n.)
- coined in Modern Latin 1808 by Charles Bedham, from bronchia "the bronchial tubes" (plural; see bronchial) + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viral infections .
- 2. Antibiotics do not help people with viral bronchitis .
- 3. The most common of these in western countries are bronchitis and emphysema , which are often caused by smoking .
- 4. The student health service thought that she might have viral bronchitis , picked up from the children in her class .
- 5. A new report from the blf says there are established scientific links between smoking cannabis and tuberculosis , acute bronchitis and lung cancer .