Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun Pathology.
- a diseased condition in which a bronchus or the bronchi are distended, characterized by paroxysmal coughing and copious expectoration of sputum.
noun
- chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected
Modern Latin, from Greek bronkhia “the bronchial tubes” (plural; see bronchial) + ektasis “a stretching out, extension, dilation.”
n.
- Chronic dilation of bronchi or bronchioles, often due to inflammatory disease or obstruction.