bronchial asthma
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bronchial asthma
First recorded in 1880–85
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The certificate gives the cause of death as “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection,” according to the Irish Independent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
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
Its infusion is a good warming medicine against chronic cough, and moist bronchial asthma in an old person.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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