bronchitis

Meaning

1. (uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
2. (countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

Synonyms

cough

such as

tracheitis

tracheobronchitis

asthma

Translations

bronchite

Bronchitis

bronquitis

bronchite

bronquite

bronchitis

βρογχίτιδα

bronşit

bronquitis

bronchitis

إلتهاب القصبات

bronchiti

tracheite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/

Etymology

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