bronchitis

CEFRB2

/bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An illness causing swollen air tubes and a cough.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

Examples

  • Tom neglected his cough and got bronchitis.

  • When she catches a cold, she often develops bronchitis.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

More examples

In context

  • Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers.

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After weeks of heavy smoking, he developed a persistent cough diagnosed as chronic blank.

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Origin

noun

From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.