What are bronchial spasms?
Hello! Spasm means contraction, so bronchial spasms is spasmodic contraction (like cramping) of the smooth muscle of the bronchi. Bronchi is word with origins in Greek word, bronchos, which means a conduit to the lungs. So, bronchi are the large air tubes, which are leading form trachea to the lungs and they convey air to and from (opposite direction) lungs.