Meanings
nounbronchiectasis (countable and uncountable, plural bronchiectases)
plural bronchiectases
- countableuncountablemedicineAbnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
Origin
- Englishbronchi-
- Ancient Greekἔκτασις (éktasis)
- Englishectasis
- Englishbronchiectasis
Translations
Arabic تَوَسُّع القَصَبَات
- تَوَسُّع القَصَبَات (tawassuʕ al-qaṣabāt)abnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Catalan bronquièctasi
- bronquièctasiabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Chinese Mandarin 支氣管擴張 /支气管扩张
- 支氣管擴張 /支气管扩张 (zhīqìguǎn kuòzhāng)abnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Finnish keuhkoputkenlaajentuma
- keuhkoputkenlaajentumaabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Indonesian bronkiektasis
- bronkiektasisabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Italian bronchiectasia
- bronchiectasiaabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Spanish bronquiectasia
- bronquiectasiaabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Turkish bronşektazi
- bronşektaziabnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes
Cite this entry
APA
bronchiectasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiectasis
MLA
“bronchiectasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiectasis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronchiectasis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchiectasis.
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