bronchocele
Americannoun
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dilatation of a bronchus.
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a goiter, especially a cystic goiter.
Etymology
Origin of bronchocele
From the Greek word bronchokḗlē, dating back to 1650–60. See broncho-, -cele 1
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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
Some empirics have applied caustics on the bronchocele, and sometimes, I have been told, with success; which should certainly be used where there is danger of suffocation from the bulk of it.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
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
Dr. Manson has presented a tabular view of 116 cases of bronchocele treated by iodine, and also a detailed account of 15 more cases, with appropriate remarks.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
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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