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Definition of bronchitis
: acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes; also : a disease marked by this
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Washington, who had frequent bronchitis and sinus infections growing up, was in high school when diagnosed.
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Washington, who had frequent bronchitis and sinus infections growing up, was in high school when diagnosed.
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Washington, who had frequent bronchitis and sinus infections growing up, was in high school when diagnosed.
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In recent years, Noriega had suffered various ailments, including high blood pressure and bronchitis.
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In recent years Noriega had suffered various ailments including high blood pressure and bronchitis.
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The New York University study also estimated that ozone and particulate pollution is sending an average of 472 people in the state to hospitals and doctors annually for health problems that include heart attacks and bronchitis.
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His childhood reads like a laundry list of illnesses: scarlet fever, measles, mumps, whooping cough, chicken pox, rubella, bronchitis.
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However, the elder Pittges had bronchitis the final six weeks of his senior season, wiping out his chances of competing at state, according to Liam Pittges.
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The bronchial tubes carry air into the tiny branches and smaller cells of the lungs. In bronchitis, the tubes become sore and you develop a deep cough. Bronchitis caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but there's no drug treatment for the more common kind caused by a virus. A bout of bronchitis may involve a couple of weeks of coughing (with no laughing allowed), weakness, and loss of energy and interest in doing things. Apart from that, bronchitis is rarely serious—at least if it doesn't progress to pneumonia.
Origin and Etymology of bronchitis
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BRONCHITIS Defined for English Language Learners
bronchitis
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medical : an illness in which your bronchial tubes become sore or damaged and you cough a lot
BRONCHITIS Defined for Kids
bronchitis
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: a sore raw state of the bronchial tubes
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