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What does bronchitis mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
  2. (countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
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Some pepper-sprayed victims with asthma or bronchitis have died from asphyxiation.
Antibiotics are generally reserved for use in episodes of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
The condition is also known as heaves, recurrent airway obstruction, broken wind, emphysema, chronic bronchitis or small airway disease.
Masterwort is useful in case of difficult digestion, colics, also in case of bronchitis for its pectoral action.
The discovery of antibiotic drugs has been helpful in treating acute infection associated with chronic bronchitis.
Bracken is cultivated commercially in America, Canada and Brazil as a remedy for bronchitis and parasitic worms.

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