HyperDic: bronchospasm

English > 1 sense of the word bronchospasm:
NOUNactbronchospasma spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy
English > bronchospasm: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis.
Part ofasthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthmarespiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
bronchitisinflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
Broaderspasm(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Spanishbroncoespasmo

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