What does the word bronchitis mean?
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Inflammation of bronchial tubes.
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Inflammation of the lining membrane of the bronchial tubes. This is always more or less present in cases of pulmonary catarrh; and is accompanied by cough, mucous expectoration, dyspnoea, and more or less uneasiness in breathing. The acute form is accompanied with all the signs of internal inflammation, and requires the employment of antiphlogistics followed by revulsives. The chronic form, Tussis seni'lis, Catar'rhus seni'lis, Rheuma catarrha'le, Peripneumo'nia notha, Bronchorvhoe'a acu'ta, Winter Cough, Chronic Catarrh, may be confounded with phthisis; from which it must be distinguished mainly by the absence of hectic fever and of the physical signs that are characteristic of the latter, as well as by the nature of the expectoration, which is generally mucous, although at times muco-purulent. When the expectoration is little or none, the bronchitis is said to be dry, dry catarrh, ( F.) Catarrhe Sec. When bronchitis affects the smaller tubes, it is termed capil'lary bronchi'tis, bronchi'tis capilla'ris, bronchoc'ace infanti'lis[?], and is often fatal to children. Vesic'ular bronchitis is the term proposed by M. M. Rilliet and Barthez for the vesicular pneumonia of children.
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Catarrh-b. Asthenica, Peripneumonia notha-b. Capillary, see Bronchitis-b. i Chronic, see Bronchitis-b. Crouposa, Polypus bronchialis-b. Convulsiva, Pertussis-b. Exsudativa, Polypus bronchialis.
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Usage examples for bronchitis
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She finds her- the Prue upon whom the doctor had enjoined such a strict confinement to bed and maintenance at one temperature- sitting, not even lying upon the dressing- room sofa, breathing labouringly, with every symptom of imminent bronchitis, with racing pulse and burning hands, but with heaven in her eyes. – Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
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More than once, when I went to the theatre, I had the feeling that she might not be alive when I returned home; and this was a nervous strain to me that, combined with a severe attack of bronchitis, brought about a physical condition which might have had seriously lasting results if I had not taken care of myself in time. – Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Clara Louise Kellogg
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She lay high on her pillow, tormented by her chronic bronchitis and by rheumatic pain, her brows drawn together, her vigorous hands clasped before her in an evident tension, as though she only restrained herself with difficulty from defying maid, doctor, and her own sense of prudence. – Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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