Inflammation and increased mucus production of the bronchi and bronchial tubes.
Chronic obstructive lung disease marked by recurring inflammation of the bronchial tubes with excessive mucous production, persistent cough, and reduced normal lung function.
Corm of chronic lung disease, often existing concomitantly with emphysema, characterized by excess production of sputum by the mucous membranes of the airways, leading to chronic cough and obstruction to airway flow.
Bronchitis marked by increased mucus secretion by the tracheobronchial tree. A productive cough must be present for at least 3 months in two consecutive years for the clinical diagnosis of chronic bronchitis to be made; also, other bronchopulmonary diseases (e.g., bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, tumor) must be excluded.
A condition in which the bronchial tubes are swollen and clogged with mucus.
Chronic bronchitis, a respiratory condition linked to smoking, entails the progressive narrowing of the membranes lining the bronchi, the air passages within the lungs. Common symptoms include a persistent morning cough accompanied by the production of phlegm, breathlessness, and wheezing.