BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
Dictionary entry overview: What does bronchial asthma mean?
• BRONCHIAL ASTHMA (noun)
The noun BRONCHIAL ASTHMA has 1 sense:
1. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Familiarity information: BRONCHIAL ASTHMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRONCHIAL ASTHMA (noun)
Meaning:
Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
asthma; asthma attack; bronchial asthma
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)
