bronchocele

American  

[brong-kuh-seel] / ˈbrɒŋ kəˌsil /

noun

Pathology.

1. dilatation of a bronchus.

2. a goiter, especially a cystic goiter.

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Etymology

Origin of bronchocele

From the Greek word bronchokḗlē, dating back to 1650–60. See broncho-, -cele ¹

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bronchocele

The names goiter, struma, and bronchocele are applied indiscriminately to all tumors of the thyroid gland; there are, however, several distinct varieties among them that are true adenoma, which, therefore, deserves a place here.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Furthermore, they prepare a sea-pod essence for applying on a wet compress beneath waterproof tissue to strumous tumours, goitre, and bronchocele; also for old strains and bruises.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

The “swelled neck” in lambs is, like the goitre, or bronchocele, an enlargement of the thyroid glands, and is strikingly analogous to that disease, if not identical with it.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

Of this kind are the schirrous glands of the breasts, of the lungs, of the mesentery, and the scrophulous tumours about the neck and the bronchocele.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

It has been erroneously confounded by some writers with bronchocele and rachitis, from both of which it is totally distinct.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

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