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bronchoconstrictor

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bronchoconstrictor /bron·cho·con·stric·tor/ (brong″ko-kun-strik´ter)
1. narrowing the lumina of the air passages of the lungs.
2. an agent that causes such constriction.
bron·cho·con·stric·tor (brngk-kn-strktr)
n.
An agent that causes a reduction in the caliber of a bronchus or bronchial tube.
bron·cho·con·stric·tion (-shn) n.
bronchoconstrictor
1. narrowing the lumina of the air passages of the lungs.
2. an agent that causes such constriction.


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