Bronchiocele

/brɔŋˈkioʊˌsil/ noun

A medical condition involving a bulging or hernia-like protrusion of a bronchial tube, sometimes causing respiratory distress.

From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'kele' (hernia or swelling). This rare condition was described in medical literature in the 1800s.

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