You have seen the term bronchiectasis (bronch = bronchial tubes
of the lung) + (-estasis = expansion, dilatation). This is a
condition characterized by the chronic dilatation of the bronchi.
The suffix -ectasis means dilatation; the suffix -stenosis means
constriction or narrowing. Therefore, a condition opposite to
bronchiectasis would be bronchostenosis — the stricture or abnormal
diminution of the caliber (diameter) of the bronchi.
Select the word which is described in each of the following
statements.
You have seen the term bronchiectasis (bronch = bronchial tubes of the lung) + (-estasis = expansion, dilatation). This
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