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bronchial hyperresponsiveness

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bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Exaggerated bronchial constriction most common in asthma, in response to nonspecific provocation, inhalation of various bronchoconstrictors, but also to physical challenges–eg, exercise, dry or cold air, hypertonic or hypotonic aerosols


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Population-based studies suggest that diesel exhaust, as a toxicologie pulmonary irritant, may provoke bronchial hyperresponsiveness, exacerbate preexisting allergies and asthma, and engender new-onset asthma.
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