bronchiectasis

American  

[brong-kee-ek-tuh-sis] / ˌbrɒŋ kiˈɛk tə sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a diseased condition in which a bronchus or the bronchi are distended, characterized by paroxysmal coughing and copious expectoration of sputum.

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bronchiectasis British  

/ ˌbrɒŋkɪˈɛktəsɪs /

noun

1. chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected

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Other Word Forms

• bronchiectatic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of bronchiectasis

1875–80; bronchi-, combining form of bronchia + Greek éktasis a stretching out, equivalent to ek- ec- + ta-, variant stem of teínein to stretch + -sis -sis

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Example Sentences

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bronchiectasis

The company is running studies for tozorakimab in asthma and viral respiratory diseases, and is considering whether to launch more for conditions like bronchiectasis, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Among these, nontuberculous mycobacteria infections are notorious for their stubborn resistance to conventional medication and their penchant for afflicting those with existing lung diseases such as bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024

My death is close at hand, however, because of a lung condition called bronchiectasis, and I am on oxygen day and night.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023

Her death was caused by bronchiectasis, a lung disease that she had battled since childhood, according to a post from Universal Music Australia and the Musicoast record label on the Seekers’ Facebook page.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

The principle is exactly the same as that by which patients suffering from bronchiectasis avail themselves of the help of gravity and get rid of the nocturnal accumulation of material in their dilated bronchi.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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