Childhood Asthma - Glossary
Glossary
Anticholinergic: A medicine that opens the airways by relaxing the muscle bands that tighten around itSpacer: A spacer is a device that can be attached to the end of a metered dose inhaler to help get medicine into the lungs
Nebulizer: A small portable device used to deliver asthma medication
Wheezing: A whistling sound that occurs when air moves through narrowed or tightened airways
Corticosteroids: A group of anti inflammatory drugs similar to the natural corticosteroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland
Bronchitis: A chronic inflammatory lung disease characterized by recurrent breathing problems
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