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気管支痙攣 (きかんしけいれん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き管かん支し痙けい攣れん

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Meanings

1

bronchospasm; bronchial spasm

Medical term for a sudden constriction of the bronchial muscles, often associated with asthma or allergic reactions.

喘ぜん息そく発ほっ作さでは気き管かん支

し

痙けい

攣れん

が

起お

こる

こと

が

ある

。

During an asthma attack, bronchospasm can occur.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
管pipe, tube, wind instrument
支branch, support, sustain
痙have a cramp
攣crooked, bent

Related words

気き管かん支し喘ぜん息そく
気管支喘息 is bronchial asthma, the chronic condition, while 気管支痙攣 is the acute spasm itself.

Built from

気き管かん支し+痙けい攣れん

Etymology

Compound of 気管支 (bronchus) and 痙攣 (spasm, convulsion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.