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| Domain | Definition |
Health | Tendency of the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree to contract more intensely in response to a given stimulus than it does in the response seen in normal individuals. This condition is present in virtually all symptomatic patients with asthma. The most prominent manifestation of this smooth muscle contraction is a decrease in airway caliber that can be readily measured in the pulmonary function laboratory. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These include formation of fibrous tissue in the connective tissue of the lung and around the alveoli, blockage of airflow due to inflammation in the bronchioles, pulmonary emphysema (enlargement or destruction of alveoli), pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lung arteries), pneumothorax (accumulation of air in the spaces around the lung), patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary infections, bronchial hyperreactivity, and small airway disease. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | bronchiale hyperreactiviteit(BHR). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | hyper-réactivité des bronches. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | iperreattività bronchiale. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | onchialbray yperreactivityhay hiperreactividad bronquial. (various references) | ||||||||||
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