Both Uses of
bronchitis
in
The Age of Innocence
- A few pleasant people from Philadelphia and Baltimore were picknicking at the inn, and the Selfridge Merrys had come down for three weeks because Kate Merry had had bronchitis.†
Chpt 16 *
- The other lady—the intruder's sister, Mrs. Carfry—had been seized with a sudden attack of bronchitis; and Mrs. Archer, who never travelled without a complete family pharmacy, was fortunately able to produce the required remedy.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(bronchitis) inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes (in the lungs)