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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Bronchial Diseases > Asthma
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Diseases, Obstructive > Asthma
Immune System Diseases > Hypersensitivity > Hypersensitivity, Immediate > Respiratory Hypersensitivity > Asthma
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Hypersensitivity > Asthma

Preferred term

Asthma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Asthma, Bronchial
  • Bronchial Asthma

Note

  • note specifics; ASTHMA, CARDIAC see DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL is also available; in historical literature consider indexing "phthisic" here; "phthisis" probably goes under TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY

Scope note

  • A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).

In other languages

  • astma

    Finnish

  • asthma
  • asthma bronchiale
  • asthma latens
  • asthma non specificatum
  • asthma sero incipiens
  • asthma suspectum
  • asthma tardum
  • astma med sen debut
  • astmaepäily
  • astman kaltainen tulehdus
  • astmatisk bronkit UNS
  • bronchitis asthmatica NAS
  • keuhkoastma
  • myöhään alkanut astma
  • määrittämätön astma
  • ospecificerad astma
  • piilevä astma
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön astmaattinen keuhkoputkitulehdus
  • Astma

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001249

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