気管支炎(きかんしえん)

きかんしえん
noun
bronchitis
1. bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways leading to the lungs), causing coughing, mucus production, and difficulty breathing.
気管支炎(きかんしえん)と診断(しんだん)された。
I was diagnosed with bronchitis.
風邪(かぜ)をこじらせて気管支炎(きかんしえん)になってしまった。
My cold got worse and turned into bronchitis.
慢性(まんせい)気管支炎(きかんしえん)の患者(かんじゃ)は冬場(ふゆば)に症状(しょうじょう)が悪化(あっか)しやすい。
Patients with chronic bronchitis tend to have worsening symptoms in winter.

A compound of 気管支(きかんし) (bronchial tubes) and 炎(えん) (inflammation). The 炎(えん) suffix is used for many inflammatory conditions: 肺炎(はいえん) (pneumonia), 胃腸炎(いちょうえん) (gastroenteritis), 関節炎(かんせつえん) (arthritis), etc.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 急性(きゅうせい)気管支炎(きかんしえん) — acute bronchitis
  • 慢性(まんせい)気管支炎(きかんしえん) — chronic bronchitis
  • 気管支炎(きかんしえん)にかかる — to come down with bronchitis
  • 気管支炎(きかんしえん)の治療(ちりょう) — treatment for bronchitis

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 肺炎(はいえん) — pneumonia (more severe; infection of the lung tissue itself)
  • 喘息(ぜんそく) — asthma (chronic condition with airway constriction, not the same as bronchitis)
  • 風邪(かぜ) — common cold (milder; bronchitis can develop from an untreated cold)
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