Definition of Tracheobronchitis

1. Noun. Common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi.

Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

Medical Definition of Tracheobronchitis

1. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheobronchitis

trachelotomy
trachenchyma
tracheo-
tracheo-oesophageal fistula
tracheoaerocele
tracheobiliary
tracheobranchia
tracheobranchiae
tracheobroncheopathia osteoplastica
tracheobronchial
tracheobronchial diverticulum
tracheobronchial dyskinesia
tracheobronchial groove
tracheobronchitis (current term)
tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica
tracheobronchoscopy
tracheocele
tracheoceles
tracheoesophageal
tracheoesophageal puncture
tracheoesophageal speech
tracheogenic
tracheolar
tracheolaryngeal
tracheole
tracheoles

Literary usage of Tracheobronchitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"Inflammations of the Trachea and Bronchi (Tracheitis, tracheobronchitis, ... (a) Acute Catarrhal tracheobronchitis Etiology.—Three groups of factors may ..."

2. Treatment of Internal Diseases: For Physicians and Students by Norbert Ortner, Nathaniel Bowditch Potter (1913)
"Acute inflammation of the large bronchi (almost always associated with inflammation of the trachea) : Acute tracheobronchitis. 2. Acute inflammation of the ..."

3. Manual of Diseases of the Ear, Nose, and Throat by John Johnson Kyle (1911)
"tracheobronchitis is either an acute or chronic inflammation of the mucosa of the trachea, usually involving the laryngeal mucous membrane and extending to ..."

4. Diseases of the Bronchi, Lungs, and Pleura by Frederick Taylor Lord (1915)
"The clinical features of tracheobronchitis justify its inclusion among the infections. Its relation to influenza cannot be regarded as settled, ..."

5. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(a) Acute Catarrhal tracheobronchitis Etiology.—Three groups of factors may exert a causative influence: (1) mechanical and chemical irritants, ..."

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