bronchitis
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial…An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
» Tom neglected his cough and got bronchitis.
Том запустил свой кашель и получил бронхит.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
Bronchitis
бронхи́тbronxít
бронхі́тbronxít
inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
(countable)An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
Examples
17 sentencesTom neglected his cough and got bronchitis.
ruТом запустил свой кашель и получил бронхит.
Tom has chronic bronchitis.
Tom has bronchitis.
That's not a cold; it's bronchitis.
ruЭто не простуда – это бронхит.
I have bronchitis and a slight fever.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.
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Forms
plural: bronchitises / bronchitides| Singular | bronchitis |
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| Plural | bronchitises / bronchitides |
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Word family
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