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