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bronchoconstriction
(redirected from Airway constriction)

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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´kō-knstrik´shn),
n the reduction of the caliber of the bronchi.
bronchoconstriction
bronchostenosis.
bronchoconstriction
Narrowing of a bronchus, bronchostenosis


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