How to Pronounce Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction

Say it like this: EK-ser-syz in-DOOST brong-koh-kun-STRIK-shun. The first word sounds like "exercise" (EK-ser-syz), the second part is "in-DOOST" (rhymes with "induced"), and the last part is "brong-koh-kun-STRIK-shun." The stress falls on EK in the first word and STRIK in the last word.

There are two main stress points in this three-part term. The first stress is on EK (the first syllable of "exercise"), and the second major stress is on STRIK (in the word "bronchoconstriction"). Many people accidentally stress the wrong syllables, so remember: EK-ser-syz and brong-koh-kun-STRIK-shun.

Break it into parts like this: ex-er-cise in-duced bron-cho-con-stric-tion. Each part is a separate word, so you can learn them one at a time. "Exercise" has three syllables, "induced" has two, and "bronchoconstriction" has five.

"Bronchoconstriction" is a fancy way of saying the airways in your lungs get narrower or tighten up. Think of it like a tube getting pinched—the passages that let air in and out become smaller, which is why the term has "constriction" in it (meaning to squeeze or make tight).

"Broncho" comes from the Greek word for the tubes in your lungs (bronchi), and "constriction" comes from Latin and means "squeezing" or "tightening." So put together, bronchoconstriction literally means "squeezing of the lung tubes."

Yes! People often call it EIB, which is pronounced as three separate letters: E-I-B. You might also hear it called "exercise-induced asthma" in everyday conversation, though that's a simpler way of referring to the same issue.

Other medical words with "broncho" include "bronchitis" (inflammation of the bronchi), "bronchodilator" (a medicine that opens up the bronchi), and "bronchoscope" (a tool doctors use to look inside the bronchi). All of these words are about the tubes in your lungs.

Here's an example: "The athlete's exercise-induced bronchoconstriction made it hard to breathe during the race." You can also shorten it: "The athlete has EIB that affects their performance."