bronchitic

1 7.8

Having a long cough and sore breathing tubes

adjective
/brɒŋˈkɪtɪk/

Specialized

: broncítico

Children living in polluted cities are more likely to become bronchitic than those in rural areas.

Examples

During the winter, his bronchitic cough always seemed to get worse.
The bronchitic patient struggled to breathe.
The doctor noted that she had a bronchitic condition that required attention.
She has been feeling bronchitic since last week.
His bronchitic symptoms worsened during the cold winter months.
After living in the city for a year, she developed a bronchitic cough.
The bronchitic child needed frequent visits to the doctor for treatment.

Antonyms

healthy

800 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

Surface Forms

bronchitic positive

Morphology

bronchitic = bronchitis (transparent) = bronch + itis + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the noun 'bronchitis', yielding a predictable meaning 'relating to or suffering from bronchitis'.

Etymology

Bronchitic comes from the root bronch-, which means 'windpipe' or 'airway' and is the same root in bronchitis. So, bronchitic describes someone who has swelling or other problems in their airways, which is why they often cough or have trouble breathing.