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Anxiolytics: Medication used to reduce anxiety, agitation or tension.

Bronchoconstriction: The constriction of the tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs.

Bronchodilator: A drug that widens the air passages of the lungs and eases breathing by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle.

Bronchospasm: The sudden tightening of the airways usually caused by an allergen or asthma trigger.

Nebulizer: An electric air compressor with a mouthpiece through which the patient breaths vaporized asthma medication.