Etymology

bronchitis

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Today it means: An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning. Full definition →

Late Latin bronchus
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  1. Late Latin · derived frombronchus
  2. English todaybronchitis

From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.

Words from the same roots

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