A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompani…
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Bronchiolitis
inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
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respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.either of the two main branches of the trachea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.A minute bronchial tube.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.Inflammation of the lungs.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; re…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.
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The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South Ameri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Nasal catarrh.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Alt. of Counterirritation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Inflammation of the endometrium.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from ac…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, membranes, lining, bronchioles.
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