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spasm vs bronchospasm

bronchospasm vs spasm

spasm and bronchospasm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spasm Yes No No No
bronchospasm Yes No No No
As nouns, bronchospasm is a hyponym of spasm; that is, bronchospasm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spasm:
  • spasm: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
  • bronchospasm: a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
Other hyponyms of spasm include cardiospasm, heave, retch, laryngismus.
spasm (noun) bronchospasm (noun)
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Difference between spasm and bronchospasm

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