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Beclazone
A brand name for the drug, Beclomethasone.

Becloforte
A brand name for the drug, Beclomethasone.

Beclomethasone
A corticosteroid drug prescribed to relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis and to control asthma.

Becodisks
A brand name for the drug, Beclomethasone.

Becotide
A brand name for the drug, Beclomethasone.

BOHR effect
Haemoglobin-oxygen release is dependent on levels of carbon dioxide.

Bricanyl
A brand name for the drug, Terbutaline.

Bronchi
The main branches of the trachea (windpipe) leading to the lungs.

Bronchial tubes
The tubes into which the trachea divides and the bronchioles.

Bronchiectasis
Characterised by chronic irreversible dilatation and distortion of the bronchi.

Bronchioles
A term applied to the finest divisions of the bronchial tubes.

Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes. Acute: is caused by virus or bacteria. Chronic: present for much of the time and characterised by excessive mucus production.

Bronchoconstrictor
A substance that causes the airways in the lungs to narrow.

Bronchodilators
A type of drug that widens the airways and improves breathing. The medical term for relievers.

Bronchoscope
An instrument for examining the bronchi.

Bronchospasm
Narrowing of the bronchial tubes by muscle contraction in response to some stimulus.

Bronchus
One of the main branches of the trachea.

Budesonide
A corticosteroid drug used as an asthma preventer and to relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

Buteyko
System of breathing exercises coupled with lifestyle and diet changes that controls the symptoms of asthma and other breathing related disorders.

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