- extrinsic asthma
- 1. asthma caused by some factor in the environment, usually atopic asthma. Onset is usually in childhood and almost always before age 30. Cf. intrinsic a. 2. atopic a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
extrinsic asthma
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