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
Example Sentences
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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 Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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 Jennings, Robert
In exophthalmic goitre the bronchocele is but one of three phenomena, which together constitute the disease, viz. palpitation of the heart, enlargement of the thyroid gland, and protrusion of the eyeballs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
These facts are curious, inasmuch as they militate against the generally-received opinion that the disease is caused by drinking snow-water; an opinion which seems to have originated from bronchocele being endemial to sub-alpine districts.
From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 by Franklin, John
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 Darwin, Erasmus
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