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| bron·chi·ec·ta·sis [ bròngkee éktəssiss ] |
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overstretched bronchial tubes: chronic dilation of the airways to and within the lungs, causing coughing and excessive mucus production
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| [Late 19th century. < late Latin bronchia (see bronchiole) + Greek ektasis "dilation"] |
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