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Asthma attack

respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

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Asthma noun · 78% connection

A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompani…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.

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Bronchial asthma noun · 78% connection

respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

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Bronchial tube noun · 78% connection

either of the two main branches of the trachea

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Bronchiole noun · 78% connection

A minute bronchial tube.

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Bronchitis noun · 78% connection

Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

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Bronchodilator noun · 78% connection

a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs

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Bronchus noun · 78% connection

One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease noun · 78% connection

a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…

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Emphysema noun · 78% connection

A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.

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Hypoxia noun · 78% connection

oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

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Lung noun · 78% connection

An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.

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Pneumonia noun · 78% connection

Inflammation of the lungs.

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Pneumothorax noun · 78% connection

A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.

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Pulmonary embolism noun · 78% connection

blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot

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Pulmonary emphysema noun · 78% connection

an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

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Respiratory adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; re…

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Spirometry noun · 78% connection

The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.

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Allergic eczema noun · 78% connection

eczema caused by an allergic reaction