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May 19, 2013

Bronchiectasis Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Bronchiectasis article.

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal cavity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acquired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Airway: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alpha-1: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ammonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anticholinergic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspiration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bloody sputum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bronchi: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bronchiectasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bronchitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bronchoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic bronchitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cilia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congenital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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COPD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cor pulmonale: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Corticosteroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coughing up blood: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Crohn's disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Curable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cyanosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cystic fibrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emboli: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Emphysema: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemoptysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hygiene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammatory bowel disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kartagener syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leg: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nebulizer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Night sweats: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nutrition: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pediatric: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Physical therapist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Physical therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Progressive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prophylaxis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Residual: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resolution: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saccular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Secondhand smoke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smooth muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sputum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tuberculosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcerative colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Weight loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Wheezing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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