Etymology

bronchospasm

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Today it means: difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles Full definition →

English spasm ← Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  2. Englishbroncho-
  3. Englishspasm
  4. English todaybronchospasm

From broncho- + spasm.

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