Definitions for bronchiolitis
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1. bronchiolitisnoun

   inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles

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1. bronchiolitisnoun

   inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children

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1. Bronchiolitis

   Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the small airways in the lungs. Acute bronchiolitis is due to a viral infection usually affecting children younger than two years of age. Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, wheezing, and breathing problems. More severe cases may be associated with nasal flaring, grunting, or the skin between the ribs pulling in with breathing. If the child has not been able to feed properly, signs of dehydration may be present.Chronic bronchiolitis is the general term used for small airways disease in adults, notably in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Acute bronchiolitis is usually the result of infection by respiratory syncytial virus (72% of cases) or human rhinovirus (26% of cases). Diagnosis is generally based on symptoms. Tests such as a chest X-ray or viral testing are not routinely needed.There is no specific treatment. Symptomatic treatment at home is generally sufficient. Occasionally, hospital admission for oxygen, support with feeding, or intravenous fluids is required. Tentative evidence supports nebulized hypertonic saline. Evidence for antibiotics, antivirals, bronchodilators, or nebulized epinephrine is either unclear or not supportive.About 10% to 30% of children under the age of two years are affected by bronchiolitis at some point in time. It commonly occurs in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the leading cause of hospitalizations in those less than one year of age in the United States. The risk of death among those who are admitted to hospital is about 1%. Outbreaks of the condition were first described in the 1940s.

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1. Bronchiolitis

   Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the bronchioles, the smallest air passages of the lungs. It usually occurs in children less than two years of age with the majority being aged between three and six months. It presents with coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath which can cause some children difficulty feeding. This inflammation is usually caused by respiratory syncytial virus and is much more common in the winter months. Treatment is typically supportive and may involve the use of nebulized epinephrine or hypertonic saline. Bronchiolitis is common with up to one third of children being affected in their first year of life.

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1. Bronchiolitis

   Inflammation of the BRONCHIOLES.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bronchiolitis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bronchiolitis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bronchiolitis in a Sentence

1. Panagis Galiatsatos:

   For popcorn lung, the actual scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans, and the bronchiolitis obliterans name implies obliterating the bronchioles, the most distal part of the lungs -- and that's what that disease did. It just knocked those completely out, i think what we are recognizing now is that these toxins that are in the electronic cigarettes are toxins for a reason.

2. Panagis Galiatsatos:

   For me, this case is not surprising, not unexpected and it goes along with the acute toxicity that we see from vaping happening in the most fragile parts of the lungs, for popcorn lung, the actual scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans, and the bronchiolitis obliterans name implies obliterating the bronchioles, the most distal part of the lungs -- and that's what that disease did. It just knocked those completely out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bronchiolitis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bronchiolitis