bronchitis

What it means

1. uncountableAn inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

   A'Zayah has a metabolic disorder, and at the moment was sick with bronchitis.

   2018, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It, page 111

   1 more example

   Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers.

   2015 November 17, “Single Pathogen Challenge with Agents of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

2. countableAn occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

In a sentence

Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers.

2015 November 17, “Single Pathogen Challenge with Agents of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Where it comes from

1. Late Latinbronchus
2. Englishbronchitis

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