Because it inflames upper-airway tissues, smoking often leads to obstructive sleep apnoea. Alcohol and sedatives can worsen apnoea as well; acting as muscle relaxants, they make the airway smaller.
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Obstructive
//əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv//
Synonyms for "obstructive" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
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Related words (47)
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3 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- затрудняващ adj (causing obstructions)
- пречещ adj (causing obstructions)
Catalan
1 entries- obstructiu adj (causing obstructions)
French
1 entries- obstructif adj (causing obstructions)
Greek
2 entries- καταιγιστικός adj (causing obstructions)
- κωλυσιεργικός adj (causing obstructions)
Hindi
1 entries- विघ्नकारी adj (causing obstructions)
Irish
1 entries- toirmeascach adj (causing obstructions)
Italian
2 entries- ostrusivo adj (causing obstructions)
- ostruttivo adj (causing obstructions)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- obstruktiv adj (causing obstructions)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- obstruktiv adj (causing obstructions)
Occitan
1 entries- obstructiu adj (causing obstructions)
Portuguese
1 entries- obstrutivo adj (causing obstructions)
Romanian
1 entries- obstructiv adj (causing obstructions)
Swedish
1 entries- obstruktiv adj (causing obstructions)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The researchers say the cells might be responsible for the chemical hypersensitivity that characterizes respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Source: tatoeba (11775523)
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs.
Source: tatoeba (11832294)
I wanted to see his report on me, but my manager was being obstructive.
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