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bronchiolitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
bron-chi-oli-tis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bronchial English -ole English bronchiole Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English bronchiolitis From bronchiole + -itis.

Usage

Derived Forms

panbronchiolitis parabronchiolitis

Phrases

bronchiolitis obliterans bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia obliterative bronchiolitis

Frequently Paired Words

bronchitis

Questions

What does bronchiolitis mean?
Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
Where does bronchiolitis come from?
Etymology tree English bronchial English -ole English bronchiole Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English bronchiolitis From bronchiole + -itis.

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