Associations to the word «Bronchitis»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

BRONCHITIS, noun. Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats