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Asthmatic Bronchitis  Glossary Bronchial: Of the bronchus (plural: bronchi), affecting the bronchi. Bronchial Asthma: An obstructive lung condition due to Heightened sensitivity of the lung tubes, where due to the reversible Obstruction one experiences difficulty in breathing. Bronchitis: Inflammatory condition of the bronchus or bronchi. Asthmatic bronchitis: Bronchial inflammatory condition in children suggestive of Hyper responsiveness of the lung tubes producing narrowing of the air passage leading to tube spasm and hence difficulty in respiration. Dyspnea: Difficult respiration Bronchus: One of the two branches of the trachea, the main air-pipe joining the nose and the lungs. Trachea: The main air-pipe, which bifurcates into two bronchi, each, going to the respective lung. Alveoli: A sac like end organ of the bronchioles where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. Bronchioles: One of the millions small end-branches of the bronchi, which transports oxygen. | |
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