BRONCHITIS

(Lat.), n. f. Bro%n?k(bro?n?ch?)-i(e)’ti2s, Gen., bronchit'idis. For deriv.. see BRONCHIA and -it is*, Fr.. bronchite, catarrhe pulmonaire. Ger., Bronchitis, Bronchial catarrh, Lungencatarrh, Entziindung der Luftréhrendste, It., bronchite. Sp., bronquitis. Catarrhal inflammation of the bronchial tubes, especially the larger ones, within the lungs. The term is popularl; ero to catarrhal affections of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. iF, 801; D, 1.]—B. asthenic a, B. capillaris. See Capillary b.— 3. crouposa, B. cruposa. See Croupous b.—B. diffusa "hes Diffuse (Ey b. [Riegel (D, 18).]—B. exsudativa, B. fibrinosa. See Croupous b—B. genulna. Uncomplicated b. [L, 185.]—B. pseudo mem bran ace a. See Croupous b.—B. putrid a. See Foetid b.—B. senilis. See Senile b.—B. suffocans. See Capik lary b.—B. synochica. Uncomplicated b. with high fever. [L, 135.|—B. verminosa. See Verminous b—Capillary b. Lat., b. capillaris. Fr., bronchite capillaire. Ger., Cap ill arb ron chit is. Syn.: b. suffocans, bronchiolitis, An acute catarrhal inflammation of the finer bronchial tubes; a severe and often fatal affection, commonly thought to attack children especially, but held by some (such as vôn Niemeyer and Clymer) to of frequent occurrence in adults; accompanied by high fever, dyspnoea, painful paroxysms of violent coughing, and the expectoration of thread-like ma es. [A, 301; Weil (A, 416); D, 1.1—Carbonaceous b. See ANTHRAcosis (4th def.)—Chronic b., Chronic catarrhal b. Fr., bronchite (ou bronchorrhée) chronique. Ger., chronische Bronchialeatarrh. A form of b. characterized by attacks occurring every winter, sometimes at last becoming continuous, or continuous from the first if it is due to the habitual inhalation of irritating substances. It may occur as a complication of other pulmonary diseases or be secondary to gout, rheumatism, syphilis. or disease of the heart or the kidnéys. _ [A, 801; D, 28.]—Croupons b. Lat., b. crouposa (seu cruposa).. Fr., bronchite pseudo-membrane use, Ger., Bronchial croup, croupôse B. An acute or chronic b, in which casts of the bronchial tubes are formed by fibrinous exudation. [Weil (A, 416); Riegel (L, 20).|—Exudative b., Fibrinous b. See Croupous b.—Fœtid b. Fr., bronchite fétide. Ger., fotide (oder putride) B. B. with fœtid expectoration not due to bronchiectasis, gangrene. or other pulmonary diseases, [Knauthe (A, 319).]— Mechanical b. B. due to mechanical irritation, as by the habitual inhalation of dust of various kinds. (Ps 1.|—Membranous b., Plastic b. See Croupous b.— Potters’ b. A form of mechanical b. caused by the inhalation of particles of clay. [Parson (D).|— Psendo-membranous b. See Croupous 6.—Putrid_b. See Fetid b.—Senile b. Lat., b. senilis. … bronchite sénile. Ger., B. des Greisen a it ers, Chronic b. in aged persons.—Suffocative b. Lat., b. suffocans. See Capillary b.—Tracheob’. B. a ociated with tracheal catarrh, [Riegel (L, 20).]—Verminous b. Lat., b. verminosa. Fr., bronchite ver mine use. A form of b. due to the presence of some variety of Strongyl us in the bronchial tubes of cattle and sheep; also an old term for a b. attributed to intestinal worms. [L, 132.]