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Rhinitis vs Bronchitis - What's the difference?

rhinitis | bronchitis |

As nouns the difference between rhinitis and bronchitis

is that rhinitis is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose while bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

rhinitis

English

Noun

(rhinitides)
  • (label) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.

    • Derived terms

    * rhinitis sicca

    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")