Medical Dictionary
bronchiectasis
noun bron·chi·ec·ta·sis \ˌbräŋ-kē-ˈek-tə-səs\
plural bron·chi·ec·ta·ses \-ˌsēz\ also bron·chi·ec·ta·sias \-zh(ē-)əz\
Medical Definition of BRONCHIECTASIS
: a chronic inflammatory or degenerative condition of one or more bronchi or bronchioles marked by dilatation and loss of elasticity of the walls
—bron·chi·ec·tat·ic \-ek-ˈtat-ik\ adjective
Variants of BRONCHIECTASIS
bron·chi·ec·ta·sis also bron·chi·ec·ta·sia \-ek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə\
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