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English
Etymology
From bronchi- + ectasis.
Noun
bronchiectasis (countable and uncountable, plural bronchiectases)
- (medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
Derived terms
Translations
abnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes