Definitions for "Chronic bronchitis"
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Bronchitis, Sthma, Asthma, Croup, Copd, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis, Productive cough, Bronchial asthma, Tracheitis, Whooping cough, Interstitial pneumonitis, Aspiration pneumonia, Pneumonitis, Cough , Pneumonia, Heaves, Pleurisy, Common cold, Dyspnoea, Pneumonic, Bronchopneumonia, Lobar pneumonia, Interstitial lung disease, Pneumoconiosis, Rhinotracheitis, Uri , Diphtheria, Aspergillosis, Asthma attack, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Pulmonary disease, Status asthmaticus, Consumption, Blastomycosis, Bronchospasm, Respiratory syncytial virus, Emphysema, Cold, Hyaline membrane disease, Pertussis, Runny nose, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Sputum, Tuberculosis, Asbestosis, Berylliosis, Sars, Halitosis
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (lung airways), resulting in persistent cough that produces considerable quantities of sputum (phlegm). Bronchitis is more common in smokers and in areas with high atmospheric pollution.
Inflammation of the airways that causes increased mucus to be produced. Bronchitis is considered chronic (or long-term) if one coughs and produces excess mucus most days during three months in a year, for two years in a row.
A chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs commonly caused by cigarette smoking
Inflammation caused by repeated irritation or infection of the bronchial tubes. Causes them to thicken, narrow and lose elasticity. Symptoms include frequent cough, shortness of breath and sputum that is thick and difficult to cough up. Treatment includes stopping cigarette smoking and avoiding air pollution and other irritants, taking expectorants, bronchial drainage and deep breathing exercises. Sometimes medication is prescribed to dilate bronchial tubes.
An inflammation of the airways accompanied by coughing and production of phlegm. The symptoms are present for at least three months in each of two consecutive years. See COPD
Excessive secretion of bronchial mucus characterized by a productive cough lasting 3 or more months in 2 consecutive years.
Inflammation of the bronchial mucus membrane characterized by cough, hypersecretion of mucus, and expectoration of sputum over a long period of time, associated with increased vulnerability to bronchial infection.
A chronic lung disease in which the airways of the lungs are swollen and blocked with extra mucus.
a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow
A disease of the lungs characterized by changes in structure of the airways of the lungs, inflammation, and enlargement of the mucous glands. Coughing and sputum (phlegm) production are common symptoms. Chronic bronchitis often develops simultaneously with emphysema.
Defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. See the entire definition of Chronic bronchitis
A condition characterized with increased mucus secretions and caused by virual infections, manifested with prolonged exposure to bronchial irritants.
A respiratory disease characterized chronic coughing that lasts for more that three months per year on successive years. It may be accompanied by changes in structure of the airways of the lungs, inflammation, and enlargement of the mucous glands.
One of the most common forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterised by persistent airway inflammation, with symptoms including a chronic cough producing mucus, and shortness of breath.
one of the two conditions included under the definition of COPD . Chronic bronchitis is a permanent inflammation of the bronchial tubes that makes breathing in more difficult.
A lung disease characterized by the presence of chronic productive cough most days for 3 months in each of 2 successive years.
a condition where the respiratory tract is permanently infected. The tract narrows, the production of phlegm increases and makes the patient cough. Initially, coughing mainly takes place in the morning, at a later stage throughout the day. Shortness of breath gradually increases.
when the lungs produce too much mucus over a long time.
A disease of the airways, caused almost always by smoking, characterized by daily coughing and the bringing up of mucus/phlegm (sputum) over a period of at least three months and which recurs at least two years in a row. It generally involves narrowing of the airways (bronchial obstruction).
A smoking-related respiratory illness in which the membranes that line the bronchi, or the lung's air passages, narrow over time. Symptoms include a morning cough that brings up phlegm, breathlessness, and wheezing.
a condition associated with prolonged exposure to nonspecific bronchial irritants (usually cigarette smoke) and accompanied by alterations in the bronchi. It is characterized by a chronic productive cough.