Contextualizebeta

bronchospasm

noun

Etymology

From broncho- + spasm.

  1. derived from σπασμός — “spasm, convulsion”
  2. derived from spasmus
  3. derived from spasme
  4. inherited from spasme
  5. formed as bronchospasm — “broncho- + spasm”

Definitions

  1. difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi…

    difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bronchospasm. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA