Medical term:
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
[brong″ko-dil″ah-ta´shun]a dilated state of a bronchus, or the site at which a bronchus is dilated.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
bron·cho·di·la·tion
(brong'kō-dī-lā'shŭn),1. Increase in caliber of the bronchi and bronchioles in response to pharmacologically active substances or autonomic nervous activity.
2. Rarely used term for bronchiectasis.
Synonym(s): bronchodilatation
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bronchodilatation
Widening of the bore of a bronchus by relaxation of the circular muscles in its wall. Bronchodilator drugs are used in the treatment of ASTHMA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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