Definition of Chronic bronchitis

1. Noun. A form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow.

Generic synonyms: Bronchitis
Specialized synonyms: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Medical Definition of Chronic bronchitis

1. A condition of the bronchial tree characterised by cough, hypersecretion of mucus, and expectoration of sputum over a long period of time, associated with frequent bronchial infection; usually due to inhalation, over a prolonged period, of air contaminated by dust or by noxious gases of combustion. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chronic Bronchitis

chronic active inflammation
chronic active liver disease
chronic adrenocortical insufficiency
chronic African sleeping sickness
chronic alcoholism
chronic allograft rejection
chronic anaphylaxis
chronic anterior poliomyelitis
chronic appendicitis
chronic ataxia
chronic atrophic polychondritis
chronic atrophic thyroiditis
chronic atrophic vulvitis
chronic bacillary diarrhoea
chronic bronchitis (current term)
chronic bronchitis (current term)
chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood
chronic cholecystitis
chronic cicatrizing enteritis
chronic conjunctivitis
chronic constrictive pericarditis
chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis
chronic cystic mastitis
chronic desquamative gingivitis
chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis
chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
chronic disease
chronic dysentery of cattle
chronic eczema
chronic eczema

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