Disease or Syndrome
bronchospasm
bron·cho·spasm [ brong-kuh-spaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Bronchial Diseases
Definitions related to bronchospasm:
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A pathologic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchial wall.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A spasm (sudden, involuntary constriction) of the bronchioles.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Sudden contraction of the smooth muscles of the bronchial wall.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by a sudden contraction of the smooth muscles of the bronchial wall.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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