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asthmatic

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asth·ma  (zm, s-)
n.
A chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies, that is characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing.
[Middle English asma, from Medieval Latin, from Greek asthma.]
asth·matic (-mtk) adj. & n.
asth·mati·cal·ly adv.
asthmatic [æsˈmætɪk]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or having asthma
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a person who has asthma
asthmatically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.asthmatic - a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.asthmatic - relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezing, wheezy
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
Translations
asthmatic [æsˈmætɪk]
A. ADJ → asmático
B. N → asmático/a m/f
asthmatic [æsˈmætɪk]
adj [person] → asthmatique
n → asthmatique mf
asthmatic
n → Asthmatiker(in) m(f)
adj → asthmatisch
asthmatic [æsˈmætɪk] adj & n → asmatico/a
asthmatic [æsˈmætɪk] adj & n → asmatico/a


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The asthmatic had bitten off either end of the stramonium cigarette, and was soon choking himself with the crude fumes, which he inhaled in desperate gulps, to exhale in furious fits of coughing.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Then the room grew perfectly black, and not a sound was audible but Zeena's asthmatic breathing.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
A screeching of asthmatic springs greeted the weight of his body, but he did not notice them.
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