Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Capillary bronchitis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles.
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- noun medicine
Inflammation of thebronchioles ; especially common in young children.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
Etymologies
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Examples
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They're at risk for a rare lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans, which killed a Missouri woman in 2006 and has resulted in chronic suffering for others.
Simran Sethi: Life Cycle: Kernels of Wisdom about Popcorn 2009
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It can cause scarring, and it can cause a condition known as bronchiolitis obliteran.
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Enviro-blog Gristreports that a common additive to microwave popcorn, diacetyl, can lead to a condition called bronchiolitis obliterans.
Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » Microwave popcorn = lung destroyer 2007
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The trial's goal is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of inhaled cyclosporine in improving post-lung transplant survival that is free of a condition called bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
San Francisco Business News - Local San Francisco News | The San Francisco Business Times 2010
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The trial's goal is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of inhaled cyclosporine in improving post-lung transplant survival that is free of a condition called bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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Formally known as bronchiolitis obliterans, the disease is more commonly referred to as popcorn lung or popcorn worker's lung.
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The ailment, formally known as bronchiolitis obliterans, had previously been found only in popcorn factory workers.
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Kuiper claimed the flavoring contained diacetyl, a chemical linked to a rare respiratory condition called bronchiolitis obliterans, known as "popcorn lung."
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Amazingly, there is a condition called bronchiolitis obliterans (popcorn workers lung) that some workers in popcorn factories suffer from since they inhale the fumes on a regular basis.
Progressive Bloggers 2008
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Amazingly, there is a condition called bronchiolitis obliterans (popcorn workers lung) that some workers in popcorn factories suffer from since they inhale the fumes on a regular basis.
Progressive Bloggers 2008
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