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91childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… …
92Bronchopulmonary — Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves. * * * Relating to the bronchi and the lungs. * * * bron·cho·pul·mo·nary .bräŋ kō pu̇l mə .ner ē, pəl adj of, relating to, or affecting the… …
93Bronchoscope — A thin, flexible instrument used to view the air passages of the lung. * * * An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the tracheobronchial tree, either for diagnostic purposes (including biopsy) or for the removal of foreign bodies. There are… …
94Trachea — The trachea is a tube like portion of the breathing or "respiratory" tract that connects the "voice box" (larynx) with the bronchial parts of the lungs. The trachea is also called the "windpipe." * * * The air tube… …
95branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …
96bronchiole — One of approximately six generations of increasingly finer subdivisions of the bronchi, all less than 1 mm in diameter, and having no cartilage in its wall, but relatively abundant smooth muscle and elastic fibers. SYN: bronchiolus [TA].… …
97bronchospasm — Contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles, causing narrowing of the lumen. Cf.:bronchoconstriction. * * * bron·cho·spasm bräŋ kə .spaz əm n constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic… …
98tracheobronchial — Relating to both trachea and bronchi, denoting especially a set of lymph node s. * * * tra·cheo·bron·chi·al .trā kē ō bräŋ kē əl adj of, relating to, affecting, or produced in the trachea and bronchi <tracheobronchial secretion>… …
99tracheobronchitis — Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the trachea and bronchi. * * * tra·cheo·bron·chi·tis .trā kē ō bräŋ kīt əs n, pl chit·i·des kit ə .dēz inflammation of the trachea and bronchi * * * tra·cheo·bron·chi·tis (tra″ke o brong kiґtis)… …
100Ipratropium bromide — Systematic (IUPAC) name [8 methyl 8 (1 methylethyl) 8 azoniabicyclo[3.2.1] oct 3 yl] 3 hydroxy 2 phenyl propanoate Clinical data AHFS …
