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MUCOSA BRONCHI [2 records]

Record 1 2012-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory Tract
DEF

A condition of the lungs in which there is widespread narrowing of airways, varying over short periods of time either spontaneously or as a result of treatment, due in varying degrees to contraction(spasm) of smooth muscle, edema of the mucosa, and mucus in the lumen of the bronchi and bronchioles; these changes are caused by the local release of spasmogens and vasoactive substances(e. g., histamine, or certain leukotrienes or prostaglandins) in the course of an allergic process.

OBS

A chronic disorder characterized by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies respiratoires
DEF

Obstruction réversible des voies respiratoires, [...] caractérisée par une inflammation des voies respiratoires qui répondent trop fortement à certains stimulus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vías respiratorias
DEF

Enfermedad consistente en accesos de dificultad para respirar debidos a la contracción espasmódica de los bronquios.

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Record 2 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

the mucous membrane lining the bronchi.

OBS

[tunica mucosa bronchiorum:] NA (Nomina Anatomica).

CONT

[Effects of Guinea pig exposures to sulfuric acid:] Slight catarrhal reaction in tracheal and bronchial mucosa with interstitial proliferation.

OBS

mucosa: a mucous membrane, or tunica mucosa.

OBS

bronchial: pertaining to one or more bronchi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Les lymphocytes sont présents tant au niveau des voies de conduction que du poumon profond. Une double population d'organes lymphoïdes est retrouvée au niveau des bronches; d'une part, des formations nodulaires de structure ganglionnaire encapsulées et organoides au niveau des bifurcations des bronches de gros calibres, et d'autre part des lymphocytes infiltrant la muqueuse bronchique.

Spanish

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