English Explanatory Dictionary

bronchoconstriction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrowing of the air passages through the bronchi of the lungs

Word forms

bronchoconstriction bronchoconstrictions

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English bronchoconstriction From broncho- + constriction.

Related words

bronchoconstrictive bronchoconstrictor
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