bronchiectasis. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bronchiectasis

SYLLABICATION:	bron·chi·ec·ta·sis
PRONUNCIATION:	brngk-kt-ss
NOUN:	Chronic dilatation of the bronchial tubes.
ETYMOLOGY:	Greek bronkhia, bronchial tubes (from bronkhos, windpipe) + Greek ektasis, extension ( ek-, out; see ecto– + tasis, a stretching, from teinein, ta-, to stretch; see ten- in Appendix I).


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