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Where does “bronchitis” come from?

Bronchitis derives from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος, originally denoting the windpipe or throat.

bronchitis (English): An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that...

Definitions

  1. An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that...

Ancestry of “bronchitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbronchus—
2Ancient Greek-itis—

Words derived from “bronchitis”

  • laryngotracheobronchitis
  • bronchitic
  • peribronchitis
  • bronchitically
  • nonbronchitic
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