Definition of Bronchospasm

1. Noun. A spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis.

Generic synonyms: Spasm
Group relationships: Asthma, Asthma Attack, Bronchial Asthma, Bronchitis

Definition of Bronchospasm

1. Noun. (medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bronchospasm

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Medical Definition of Bronchospasm

1. Spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi, as occurs in asthma. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bronchospasm

bronchorrhaphy
bronchorrhoea
bronchorrhœa
bronchos
bronchoscope
bronchoscopes
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic brush
bronchoscopic smear
bronchoscopic sponge
bronchoscopically
bronchoscopies
bronchoscopist
bronchoscopists
bronchoscopy
bronchospasm (current term)
bronchospasmolytic
bronchospasms
bronchospastic
bronchospirochetosis
bronchospirography
bronchospirometer
bronchospirometry
bronchostaxis
bronchostenosis
bronchostomy
bronchotome
bronchotomes
bronchotomies
bronchotomy

Literary usage of Bronchospasm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"In addition, bronchospasm is an important factor bronchospasm refers to ... Some degree of bronchospasm may always be present, with a superimposed severe ..."

2. Spondylotherapy: Physio and Pharmaco-therapy and Diagnostic Methods Based on by Albert Abrams (1918)
"If one makes pressure for about one minute between the third and fourth dorsal spines, the râles peculiar to asthma or bronchospasm disappear. ..."

3. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"Organophosphate insecticides (68) may induce bronchospasm in exposed individuals. These pesticides inhibit acetyl- cholinesterase and may result in a ..."

4. Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents: Medical Management Guidelines for by Jonathan Borak, Kent R. Olson (1996)
"Inhalation of formaldehyde can cause airway irritation, bronchospasm, ... Treat patients who have bronchospasm with aerosolized broncho- dilators. ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"Lazarus,3 from experiments on rabbits, concludes that both bronchospasm and asthmatic catarrh are necessary to produce bronchial asthma. ..."

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