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bronchoconstriction /bron·cho·con·stric·tion/ (brong″ko-kun-strik´shun) narrowing of air passages of the lungs from smooth muscle contraction, as in asthma.

bronchoconstriction

Etymology: Gk, bronchos, windpipe; L, constringere, to draw tight

a narrowing of the lumen of the bronchi, restricting airflow to and from the lungs.

bronchoconstriction [brong″ko-kon-strik´shun]

narrowing of a bronchus as a result of smooth muscle contraction, as in asthma.

bronchoconstriction (brong´kō-k

nstrik´sh

n),

n the reduction of the caliber of the bronchi.

bronchoconstriction

bronchostenosis.

bronchoconstriction

Narrowing of a bronchus, bronchostenosis

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bronchoconstriction (redirected from Airway constriction)

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