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Chronic bronchitis usually is defined as a daily cough with production of sputum for three months for two years in a row. The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is cigarette smoking. With chronic bronchitis there is longstanding inflammation and swelling of the inner lining of the airways, the inflammation and swelling cause narrowing of the airways. The inflammation also stimulates production of mucous within the airways that becomes the sputum produced by coughing. ...
출처: www.med.miami.edu/glossary/art.asp
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| chronic bronchitis |
An obstructive lung disease where chronic airway inflammation is present with an abnormally large amount of secretions produced. A person will be diagnosed with chronic bronchitis if he or she coughs up secretions on most days for at least 3 months of the year; for at least 2 consecutive years. Because the secretions block the airways, it blocks oxygen from getting into your blood stream. The respiratory muscles have to work harder to get air in and out of the lungs.
출처: www.ards.org/learnaboutards/whatisards/phrasesterm...
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| chronic bronchitis |
inflammation of the small airways as confirmed by biopsy.
출처: www.tufts.edu/~ahoffm01/SAIDwizard/Terminology.htm
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