Bronchopathy

/brɑŋˈkɑpəθi/ noun

Definition

Any disease or abnormal condition affecting the bronchial tubes of the lungs.

Etymology

From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'pathos' (disease, suffering, or feeling). The suffix '-pathy' is one of the most productive medical suffixes, used since ancient times to describe diseases of specific organs.

Kelly Says

This is actually an umbrella term that covers hundreds of different bronchial diseases from asthma to bronchitis, so when doctors say someone has a bronchopathy, they're basically saying 'something is wrong with the airways' without specifying what yet.

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