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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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