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BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic originplay

Synonyms:

asthma; asthma attack; bronchial asthma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bronchial asthma" is a kind of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

Meronyms (parts of "bronchial asthma"):

bronchospasm (a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bronchial asthma"):

status asthmaticus (a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment)

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