bronchial asthma
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- noun
- /ˈbrɒŋkiəl ˈæsmə/
- Specialized
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asma bronquial
- During the pollen season, his bronchial asthma flares up, making it hard for him to breathe.
- bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis
Examples
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The importance of air pollution in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma and other pulmonary diseases has been of interest for decades.
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The procedure had been performed in response to her complaint of severe bronchial asthma attacks and to treat an apparent relapse of PVCM.
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More than 50 countless U.S. residents are impacted by bronchial asthma and other allergic illnesses.
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Allergic responses cause rhinitis, nasal obstruction, and even bronchial asthma.
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She was diagnosed with severe bronchial asthma and prescribed both systemic and inhaled steroids.
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The doctor advised him to avoid allergens to manage his bronchial asthma more effectively.
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She always carries an inhaler with her, as sudden attacks of bronchial asthma can occur unexpectedly.
Synonyms
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A long-term chest condition that makes breathing hard and causes wheezing and coughing
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Morphology
The meaning 'a type of asthma affecting the bronchial airways' is directly derivable from combining 'bronchial' (related to the air passages) with 'asthma' (a condition causing wheezing), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the sense. Although somewhat medical in register, the compound follows regular compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Bronchial asthma comes from the words bronchial, meaning the small air tubes in the lungs, and asthma, an old word for 'difficulty breathing'. When those air tubes become swollen and narrow, air cannot move well and people wheeze, so the name describes the type of breathing problem caused by the bronchial tubes.