MeSH definition : Tendency of the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree to contract more intensely
in response to a given stimulus than it does in the response seen in normal individuals.
This condition is present in virtually all symptomatic patients with asthma. The most
prominent manifestation of this smooth muscle contraction is a decrease in airway
caliber that can be readily measured in the pulmonary function laboratory.;
Tendency of the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree to contract more intensely
in response to a given stimulus than it does in the response seen in normal individuals.
This condition is present in virtually all symptomatic patients with asthma. The most
prominent manifestation of this smooth muscle contraction is a decrease in airway
caliber that can be readily measured in the pulmonary function laboratory.