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Bronchiolitis vs Bronchopneumonia - What's the difference?

bronchiolitis | bronchopneumonia |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia

is that bronchiolitis is (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children while bronchopneumonia is (medicine) a bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

As nouns the difference between bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia

is that bronchiolitis is (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children while bronchopneumonia is (medicine) a bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

bronchiolitis

English

(wikipedia bronchiolitis)

Noun

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  • (medicine) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

    • bronchopneumonia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bronchopneumonia)
  • (medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

    • See also

    * lobar pneumonia