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ectasis

NOUN
  1. dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

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  • The sojourn of an inorganic foreign body in the bronchus for a year or more is followed by the development of bronchiectasis, pulmonary abscess, and fibrous changes. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • In cases of large quantities of pus, as in pulmonary abscess and bronchiectasis, however, no diminution is noticeable. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • Tese results indicate under the plateau hypoxia circumstance, the BMS show evident angiectasis and hyperemia and the volume and length of the BMS are higher in acute and subacute periods.
  • If the tiny, hair-like cilia in the lungs do not function properly, mucus gets trapped in the bronchi, resulting in bronchiectasis.
  • The cause of atelectasis is thought to be due to enlargement of silicotic lymph nodes based on image study.
  • This edema leads to hyperinflation and atelectasis of the lungs, and wheezing.
  • He learned to recognize pneumonia, bronchiectasis, pleurisy, emphysema, pneumothorax, phthisis, and other lung diseases from the sounds he heard with his stethoscope.
  • Home nebulizers are used to deliver maintenance antibiotic therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis.
  • BRONCHIECTASIS (Gr. [Greek: bronchia], bronchial tubes, and [Greek: ektasis], extension), dilatation of the bronchi, a condition occurring in connexion with many diseases of the lungs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
  • There is a high frequency of inborn defects of respiratory organs and bronchiectasis.
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