You have seen the term bronchiectasis (bronch = bronchial tubes of the lung) + (-estasis = expansion, dilatation). This
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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.
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.