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CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("chronic bronchitis" is a kind of...):
bronchitis (inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chronic bronchitis"):
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers)
Context examples:
Representative examples include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, atelectasis, radiation induced pneumonitis, and radiation fibrosis.
(Chronic Lung Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms usually appear in childhood and include meconium ileus, poor growth despite good appetite, malabsorption and foul bulky stools, chronic bronchitis with cough, recurrent pneumonia, bronchiectasis, emphysema, clubbing of the fingers, and salt depletion in hot weather.
(Cystic Fibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Treatment will help your symptoms, but chronic bronchitis is a long-term condition that keeps coming back or never goes away completely.
(Chronic Bronchitis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is cigarette smoking.
(Chronic Bronchitis, NCI Dictionary)
Breathing in other fumes and dusts over a long period of time may also cause chronic bronchitis.
(Chronic Bronchitis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
