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OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DYSFUNCTION [1 record]

Record 1 1995-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bronchi
OBS

"obstructive": Tending or acting to obstruct; causing or apt to cause obstruction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bronches
OBS

"obstructif" : Se dit d'une affection qui provoque une obstruction, au particulier en niveau broncho-pulmonaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bronquios
DEF

La alteración obstructiva se caracteriza por una reducción en el flujo del aire espirado, por lo general asociada a un aumento de la resistencia de las vías respiratorias o a una pérdida de elasticidad pulmonar, o a ambos.

CONT

[En los pulmones] fisiológicamente pueden identificarse dos patrones principales de respuesta: una alteración obstructiva y una alteración restrictiva.

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