bronchial asthma
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bronchial asthma
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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That includes veterans suffering from cancer, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, hypertension, sinusitis and other conditions, often related to the respiratory system.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
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
Alas! this bronchial asthma, that shuts me from that fishing.
From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William
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