bronquiectasia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”) and ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾonkjeɡˈtasja/ [bɾõŋ.kjeɣ̞ˈt̪a.sja]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: bron‧quiec‧ta‧sia

Noun

bronquiectasia f (plural bronquiectasias)

1. (pathology) bronchiectasis

Further reading

• “bronquiectasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025