"bronchospasm" meaning in English

See bronchospasm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-bronchospasm.ogg Forms: bronchospasms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English spasm English bronchospasm From broncho- + spasm. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|broncho-|spasm|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English spasm English bronchospasm [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βρόγχος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "broncho-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spasm", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bronchospasm", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bronchospasm"> From broncho- + spasm. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bronchospasm (plural bronchospasms)
  1. (medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles Derived forms: bronchospasmogenic, bronchospasmolytic Related terms: bronchospastic Translations (difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles): broncoespasme [masculine] (Catalan), bronchospasmus [masculine] (Czech), bronkospasme (Indonesian), broncospasmo [masculine] (Italian), broncoespasmo [masculine] (Portuguese), broncoespasmo [masculine] (Spanish)

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