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... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Chronic Disease > Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive > Bronchitis, Chronic
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Diseases, Obstructive > Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive > Bronchitis, Chronic
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Bronchial Diseases > Bronchitis > Bronchitis, Chronic
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Diseases, Obstructive > Bronchitis > Bronchitis, Chronic
Infections > Respiratory Tract Infections > Bronchitis > Bronchitis, Chronic
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Infections > Bronchitis > Bronchitis, Chronic

Preferred term

Bronchitis, Chronic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chronic Bronchitis

Note

  • BRONCHITIS is also available

Scope note

  • A subcategory of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. The disease is characterized by hypersecretion of mucus accompanied by a chronic (more than 3 months in 2 consecutive years) productive cough. Infectious agents are a major cause of chronic bronchitis.

History note

  • 2002

In other languages

  • krooninen keuhkoputkitulehdus

    Finnish

  • bronchitis chronica
  • bronchitis chronica non specificata
  • krooninen bronkiitti
  • määrittämätön pitkäaikainen keuhkoputkitulehdus
  • ospecificerad kronisk bronkit
  • Bronkit, kronisk

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029481

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