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bronchial

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bronchial /bron·chi·al/ (brong´ke-al) pertaining to or affecting one or more bronchi.
bron·chi·al (brngk-l)
adj.
Relating to the bronchi, the bronchial tubes, or the bronchioles.

Bronchial
Relating to the air passages to and from the lungs including the bronchi and the bronchioles.
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bronchial
[brong′kē·əl]
Etymology: Gk, bronchos, windpipe
pertaining to the bronchi or bronchioles.

bronchial [brong´ke-al]
pertaining to or affecting one or more bronchi.
bronchial challenge test a pulmonary function test in which an aerosol such as methacholine, histamine, or an allergen is administered to provoke bronchospasm; used in diagnosis of asthma.

bronchial
pertaining to or affecting one or more bronchi.

bronchial calculus
a hard concretion formed in a bronchus by accretion about an inorganic nucleus or from calcified portions of lung tissue or adjacent lymph nodes.
bronchial edema
mucosal edema occurs in response to irritation and inflammation of tracheobronchial epithelium. Contributes to increased airway resistance.
feline bronchial asthma
a syndrome in cats characterized by acute episodes of coughing and dyspnea with wheezing. Usually recurrent and believed to be due to allergic reaction. Similar to allergic asthma in humans.
bronchial hypoplasia
swollen spongy tissue or cystic, lobulated tissue replaces lobes of normal lung tissue because of the impediment to air flow caused by dilated or collapsed hypoplastic bronchi; probably the basic defect in adenomatoid hamartoma or congenital adenomatoid malformation.
bronchial pattern
bronchi become more prominent in x-rays because they become more dense than surrounding air-filled lung tissue. Caused by peribronchial infiltration, fluid within the bronchus and calcification of the bronchial cartilage. Seen in chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis.
bronchial spasm
bronchospasm.
bronchial tones
are the sounds made by the respired air as it passes through the larger air passages of normal lungs. They are best heard over the bifurcation of the trachea. They are harsher and louder than the vesicular murmur, the normal sounds produced in the parenchyma of the lung.
bronchial tree
the bronchi and their branching subdivisions.
bronchial tumors
see pulmonary neoplasm.

Patient discussion about bronchial.

Q. What’s the difference between bronchial asthma and cardiac asthma?

A. The term "cardiac asthma" refers to wheezing associated with congestive heart failure. It isn't true asthma. it's not an immune response but the wheezing caused by fluids build up in the lungs..

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