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A drug which narrows the bronchi. Substance that causes contraction of the smooth muscle walls of bronchi, leading to constriction or narrowing of the opening (lumen). Symptoms (e.g., wheezing, shortness of breath) and abnormalities in lung function tests may result. A bronchodilator has the opposite effect (dilates the airways). A drug that causes narrowing of…

Referring to bronchitis. Referring to a person who has bronchitis.  

Inflammation of the bronchioles, usually in small children. Viral infection of the lower respirator tract, occurring most often in children under 1 or 2 years of age and characterized y respirator distress, wheezing on expiration, low-grade fever, cough, and nasal discharge. The disease usually disappears within a week or 10 days. Antibiotics and bronchodilators are…

Referring to the bronchioles.  

A system of tubes (bronchi and bronchioles) which take the air from the trachea into the lungs. An anatomic complex of the trachea and bronchi. A branching system of tubes conducting air from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs: includes the bronchi and their subdivisions and the bronchioles. The right or left primary bronchus with…

Distinctive breath sounds from the lungs which help diagnosis.  

Chronic ill health caused by excessive use of bromides. A group of symptoms caused by excessive intake of ‘bromides. Overuse for long periods leads to mental dullness, weakness, drowsiness, loss of sensation, slurred speech, and sometimes coma. A form of acne may also develop. Treatment is by immediate withdrawal.  

A chemical element. Liquid, non-metallic element used in some medicinal compounds.  

A condition in which body sweat has an unpleasant smell. Bad-smelling body odor resulting from bacterial action on sweat from armpits, groin, and/or feet. Sweat that is fetid or offensive due to bacterial decomposition. It occurs mostly on the feet, in the groin, and under the arms. Foul-smelling perspiration, usually noticeable in the armpits or…

An abscess of a bone, caused by staphylococcal osteomyelitis [Described 1832. After Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862), British surgeon.] Form of osteomyelitis, with chronic abscess at the head of a bone. Treatment is by antibiotics and excision and drainage of the abscesses. An abscess of bone: a form of chronic bacterial osteomyelitis, not due to…