bronchial asthma
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bronchial asthma
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Research suggests that toxins in the smoke may be responsible for a series of ailments suffered by veterans, including cancer, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, bronchitis and sinusitis.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
He had bronchial asthma, prompting the description of him in “American Pie” as “a lonely teenage broncin’ buck.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
These boys or young men are dying of bronchial asthma or genetic heart conditions or exertional heatstroke.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2021
Often bed-ridden with bronchial asthma from age 10 to 17, Young would listen to “The Jack Benny Program” and other radio comedy shows, which he’d reenact the next day for friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2016
Internally, used for.—Second stage of bronchitis in aged people, bronchial asthma, coughs.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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