Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit … Wikipedia
Chronic bronchitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 J42 ICD 9 491 … Wikipedia
Chronic lung disease — could refer to one of the following topics: Asthma Chronic bronchitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Emphysema Other related topics may include: Arterial blood gas Pulmonary function testing Categories: Lung disordersPulmonologyRespiratory … Wikipedia
Chronic atrophic rhinitis — Ozaena redirects here. For a genus of ground bettles, see Ozaenini. Chronic atrophic rhinitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 J31.0 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
bronchitis — Synonyms and related words: Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, aluminosis, amygdalitis, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum,… … Moby Thesaurus
Chronic care — refers to medical care which addresses preexisting or long term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma,… … Wikipedia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — n pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation abbr. COPD … Medical dictionary
chronic airflow obstruction — chronic airway obstruction name given to a group of disorders in which the upper or lower airways are chronically obstructed; it includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … Medical dictionary
Bronchitis — Bron*chi tis, n. [Bronchus + itis.] (Med.) Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bronchitis — bronchitic /brong kit ik/, adj. /brong kuy tis/, n. Pathol. acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke. [1812; < NL; see… … Universalium
