chronic bronchitis

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1. a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow (noun.state)

hypernym	:	bronchitis,
definition	:	inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes (noun.state)

hyponym	:	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
definition	:	a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers (noun.state)