OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25358

bronchitis

/bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bronquitis
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers.