tracheobronchitis
A doctor explains tracheobronchitis to a patient using a diagram of the respiratory system.
Noun: A medical condition characterized by the simultaneous inflammation of the trachea (windpipe) and the bronchi (the main air passages into the lungs). It is a type of respiratory infection.
Tracheobronchitis is a formal medical term. It is used to describe a specific diagnosis involving both the upper and lower respiratory tract. - The doctor diagnosed the persistent cough as a case of tracheobronchitis. - Tracheobronchitis often follows an initial upper respiratory infection.
- Severe tracheobronchitis can cause significant breathing discomfort.
- The patient was treated with medication for acute tracheobronchitis.
- Symptoms of tracheobronchitis include a deep, hacking cough and chest pain.
- Infectious tracheobronchitis: Often refers specifically to "kennel cough" in dogs, a highly contagious respiratory disease.
- Acute vs. Chronic tracheobronchitis: The condition can be short-term (acute) or long-lasting (chronic), often associated with smoking or environmental irritants.
- Tracheitis (noun): Inflammation specifically of the trachea.
- Bronchitis (noun): Inflammation specifically of the bronchi.
- Tracheobronchial (adjective): Pertaining to both the trachea and bronchi (e.g., the tree).
- Inflammation of the trachea and bronchi (descriptive synonym)
- Lower respiratory tract infection (broader category)
This is a compound medical term. Its meaning is precisely derived from its Greek roots: trachea- (windpipe) + broncho- (bronchi) + -itis (inflammation). It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.
A doctor explains tracheobronchitis to a patient using a diagram of the respiratory system.
- common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi