airway hyperresponsiveness

airway hyperresponsiveness
an abnormality of the airways in which there is an exaggerated bronchoconstrictor response to any of various physical or chemical stimuli; seen in conditions such as asthma and sometimes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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