-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
bronchiectasis
noun
Examples of bronchiectasis in a Sentence
Word History
bronchi- + New Latin ectasis "expansion of a hollow or tubular organ, dilatation," after French bronchiectasie or German Bronchiektasis — more at atelectasis
Note: The term was apparently introduced, perhaps independently, as bronchiectasie by the French physician Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in Traité de diagnostic et de séméiologie, vol. 1 (Paris, 1840), p. 486 and passim; and as Bronchiektasis by the German physican Karl Ewald Hasse (1810-1902) in Anatomische Beschreibung der Krankheiten der Circulations- und Respirations-Organe, Band 1 of Specielle pathologische Anatomie (Leipzig, 1841), p. 390. The condition was described earlier by the French physicans Gabriel Andral and René Laënnec as dilatation des bronches.
1851, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near bronchiectasis
Cite this Entry
“Bronchiectasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronchiectasis. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
bronchiectasis
nounMore from Merriam-Webster on bronchiectasis
Britannica English: Translation of bronchiectasis for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bronchiectasis
Share