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Tracheitis vs Bronchitis - What's the difference?

tracheitis | bronchitis |

As nouns the difference between tracheitis and bronchitis

is that tracheitis is inflammation of the trachea while bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

tracheitis

English

(wikipedia tracheitis)

Alternative forms

* trachitis

Noun

(-)
  • Inflammation of the trachea.

    • 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")