bronchitis
noun
bron·chi·tis
| \ brän-ˈkī-təs
, bräŋ-\
, bräŋ-\
Definition of bronchitis
: acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes
also
: a disease marked by this
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Other Words from bronchitis
bronchitic
\ brän-ˈki-tik
, bräŋ- \
adjective
, bräŋ- \
adjective
Examples of bronchitis in a Sentence
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Recent studies have also shown that e-cigarettes almost double your risk of a heart attack (when compared with non-smokers), as well as increasing inflammation of the lungs and bronchitis-like symptoms. — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, "Is Vaping Bad for Your Health? The Difference Between Vaping vs. Cigarettes," 27 Aug. 2019 The most common symptoms of Alpha-1 are shortness of breath, wheezing, chronic bronchitis and year-round allergies, according to the Alpha-1 Foundation. — Fox News, "Arizona man tells of surviving rare liver disease, double-lung transplant," 15 Aug. 2019 Statistically, though, those who took 10 milligrams of RTB101 daily had 31 percent fewer respiratory infections — including colds, flu, bronchitis and pneumonia. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Can a single pill keep you healthy to 100?," 10 July 2019 The claims data showed ailments frequently treated in the emergency room include cough, bronchitis, headache, sore throat, nausea and upper respiratory infection. — Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle, "Unneeded ER visits cost nation's healthcare $32 billion last year," 24 July 2019 Exposure can increase the number and severity of asthma attacks, cause or aggravate bronchitis or other lung disease and reduce the body’s ability to fight infection. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 When other physicians started to notice the same, salt caves began popping up around Europe up as a therapy for lung ailments like pneumonia or bronchitis. — Sarah Watts, NBC News, "Does salt therapy actually work? I tried it to help ease my summer allergies," 23 July 2019 High school juniors and seniors in the United States who vaped were almost twice as likely to develop symptoms of chronic bronchitis than their peers, another study found. — Arman Azad, CNN, "San Francisco's e-cigarette sales ban is an unprecedented health experiment," 26 June 2019 Particles of lunar dust can lead to bronchitis and cancer, according to a study published last year by the American Geophysical Union in GeoHealth examining the impact of lunar dust or similar substances. — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, "What caused mysterious gray spots to appear on Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 moon landing glove?," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bronchitis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bronchitis
medical
: an illness in which your bronchial tubes become sore or damaged and you cough a lot
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bronchitis
noun
bron·chi·tis
| \ brän-ˈkī-təs
\
\
Kids Definition of bronchitis
: a sore raw state of the bronchial tubes
bronchitis
noun
bron·chi·tis
| \ brän-ˈkīt-əs, bräŋ-
\
\
Medical Definition of bronchitis
: acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes
also
: a disease marked by this
Other Words from bronchitis
bronchitic
\ -ˈkit-ik
\
adjective
\
adjective
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