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bronchial asthma
Asthma that is caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscular walls of the bronchial tubes.
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhaling asbestos particles
coniosis
(Medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
anthracosilicosis
empyema
(Medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
An inflammation of the pleura, usually occurring because of complications of a respiratory disease or condition such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, pleural injury, or asbestos exposure. Pleurisy is usually accompanied by the accumulation of fluid between the pleurae, chills, fever, and painful breathing and coughing.
pleuritis
Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
An acute viral infection of the bronchioles seen mostly in infants and young children, caused most frequently by the respiratory syncytial virus.
siderosis
(Medicine) The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron
A chronic disease of the lungs, characterized by diffuse fibrosis and caused by the continued inhalation of silica dust
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copd
respiratory disease
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