panbronchiolitis

panbronchiolitis
Idiopathic inflammation and obstruction of bronchioles, eventually accompanied by bronchiectasis; cases reported are almost all from Japan. SYN: diffuse p..
- diffuse p. SYN: p..

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pan·bron·chi·o·li·tis (pan-brong″ke-o-liґtis) a chronic type of infectious inflammation of the airways limited to the bronchioles, seen mainly in East Asia and nearby island countries.

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