bronchial asthma

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. asthma.

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Etymology

Origin of bronchial asthma

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The certificate gives the cause of death as “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection,” according to the Irish Independent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

The best argument for hyposensitization is that it reduces the risk of the potentially dangerous spread of allergy symptoms from the upper to the lower respiratory tract—from allergic rhinitis to allergic bronchial asthma, for example.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

Research suggests that toxins in the smoke may be responsible for a series of ailments suffered by veterans, including cancer, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, bronchitis and sinusitis.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

He had bronchial asthma, prompting the description of him in “American Pie” as “a lonely teenage broncin’ buck.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

The girl was inclined to be delicate; she had suffered as a child from bronchial asthma, and though she had partly outgrown the tendency, an occasional attack still alarmed her mother.

From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Brazil, Angela