bronchial
Pertaining to airways
Bronchial describes anything relating to the bronchi—the two main airways that branch from the windpipe into the lungs.
Bronchial tubes, bronchial infection, bronchial asthma.
The word appears most often in medical contexts describing respiratory conditions affecting these airways.
Whistling labored breath
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- tightnessState of being constricted
- shortness of breathDifficulty inhaling enough air
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
rattling · crackling · congestion · difficulty breathing · phlegm · irritation · spasm · constriction
Chronic lung inflammation
- bronchospasmInvoluntary narrowing of airways
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
constriction · hyperreactivity · chronic · acute · wheezing · coughing · congestion · phlegm
Hollow cylindrical containers
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
lobes · cilia · mucosa · epithelium · cartilage · lumen · bifurcation · branches
Gas exchange in organisms
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- gas exchangeTransfer of respiratory molecules
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
inhalation · exhalation · breathing · smooth muscle · dilation · constriction · secretion · humidification
Portable respiratory medication device
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
expectorant · antibiotics · spirometry · pulmonologist · chest x-ray · mucolytics · steroids · theophylline
wheeze
Whistling labored breath
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- tightnessState of being constricted
- shortness of breathDifficulty inhaling enough air
chest pain · rattling · crackling · congestion · difficulty breathing · phlegm · irritation · spasm · constriction · inflammation
asthma
Chronic lung inflammation
- bronchospasmInvoluntary narrowing of airways
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
obstruction · constriction · hyperreactivity · chronic · acute · wheezing · coughing · congestion · phlegm · mucus
tubes
Hollow cylindrical containers
pulmonary · lobes · cilia · mucosa · epithelium · cartilage · lumen · bifurcation · branches · tree
respiration
Gas exchange in organisms
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- gas exchangeTransfer of respiratory molecules
airflow · inhalation · exhalation · breathing · smooth muscle · dilation · constriction · secretion · humidification
inhaler
Portable respiratory medication device
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
corticosteroids · expectorant · antibiotics · spirometry · pulmonologist · chest x-ray · mucolytics · steroids · theophylline · oxygen therapy
- Lungslungs, lung, alveoli, airways, air sacs
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- coughscough, dry cough, wet cough, hacking cough, barking cough
- body soundsheart sounds, heart murmur, sneeze, wheeze, heartbeat
- epitheliumepithelium, squamous, columnar, stratified, simple
- bronchial tubesAirways entering the lungs
- acute bronchitisTemporary lung passage inflammation
- chronic bronchitisLasting respiratory tract inflammation
- bronchial treeBranching lung passages
bronchitis, bronchi, bronchiole, bronchioles, bronchial tubes, bronchial tube