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Laryngitis vs Bronchitis - What's the difference?

laryngitis | bronchitis |

As nouns the difference between laryngitis and bronchitis

is that laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness while bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

laryngitis

English

(wikipedia laryngitis)

Noun

(-)
  • An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter XI , passage=The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.}}

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    bronchitis

    English

    (wikipedia bronchitis)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
  • (countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "bronchitis")