😮‍💨 Causing airway narrowing 😮‍💨 Airway-narrowing agent

bronchoconstrictor

8.7

That makes the small air tubes in the lungs narrower and breathing harder

adjective
/ˌbrɒŋkəkoʊnˈstrɪktər/

Specialized

: bronoconstrictor

Some medications have a bronchoconstrictor effect and should be avoided by people with asthma.

Examples

Doctors monitor patients for any bronchoconstrictor reactions during allergy testing.
Exposure to cold air can act as a bronchoconstrictor for sensitive individuals.
Certain allergens can act as a bronchoconstrictor.
The doctor explained how a bronchoconstrictor affects breathing.
Some medications have a bronchoconstrictor effect and should be avoided by people with asthma.
Exposure to cold air can act as a bronchoconstrictor for sensitive individuals.
Certain allergens can act as a bronchoconstrictor, leading to difficulty in breathing.

Antonyms

bronchodilator

Specialized

1 5.5

A medicine that relaxes the small tubes in the lungs to make breathing easier

Surface Forms

bronchoconstrictor positive

Morphology

bronchoconstrictor = constrictor (semi-transparent) = broncho + constrict + or

The prefix 'broncho-' is a technical combining form referring to the bronchial airways and may be unfamiliar to general learners, while the base 'constrictor' clearly indicates a narrowing agent.

Etymology

Bronchoconstrictor comes from broncho- meaning 'air tube' and constrictor meaning 'one who squeezes', as in a boa constrictor that squeezes its prey. So, as an adjective it describes something that makes the air tubes tighten and makes breathing hard.