Diseases

Bronchiectasis

Persistent abnormal dilatation of the bronchi.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Persistent abnormal dilatation of the bronchi.

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  • Bronchiectases
  • Cylindrical Bronchiectasis
  • Cystic Bronchiectasis
  • Saccular Bronchiectasis
  • Varicose Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchiectasis, Cylindrical
  • Bronchiectasis, Cystic
  • Bronchiectasis, Saccular
  • Bronchiectasis, Varicose
  • Cylindrical Bronchiectases
  • Cystic Bronchiectases
  • Saccular Bronchiectases
  • Varicose Bronchiectases

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

bronchial dilatation

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WF 544

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchiectasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001987. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001987
  2. Bronchiectasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiectasis
  3. Bronchiectasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32778