bronchiectasis

Noun

Meaning

bronchiectasis (countable and uncountable, plural bronchiectases)

(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

asthma emphysema bronchitis quinsy pleurisy hay fever black lung laryngitis tonsilitis

Related terms

ectasis ectasia atelectasis microatelectasis atelectotrauma

Examples

"The risk of bronchiectasis is dramatically increased if you're HTLV-1 infected and if you've got a lot of the virus in your blood," he said. Source: Internet

When I was informed that I had a condition called bronchiectasis, a consultant at one of London's leading chest. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bronchially bronchic bronchiectasic bronchiectatic bronchio- bronchioalveolar