Bronchitis vs. Bronchiectasis — What's the Difference?

Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing. Symptoms include coughing up sputum, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pain.

Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with mucus production.

Chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes.

Chronic dilatation of the bronchial tubes.

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

(medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.

(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

Inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes