Origin: Greek suffix -itis
Bronchitis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
"The doctor diagnosed my persistent cough as acute bronchitis, an inflammation of the membranes lining my bronchial tubes caused by a lingering viral infection."
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
"After catching the severe case of bronchitis, I found myself unable to cough up the mucus because my airway's cleaning mechanism had completely shut down."