asth·ma ( z m , 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·mat ic (-mt k) adj. & n.asth·mat i·cal·ly adv. |
asthma [ass-ma]
Noun
an illness causing difficulty in breathing [Greek]
asthmatic adjn
| asthma (zm) A common inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by episodic airway obstruction caused by extensive narrowing of the bronchi and bronchioles. The narrowing is caused by spasm of smooth muscle, edema of the mucosa, and the presence of mucus in the airway resulting from an immunologic reaction that can be induced by allergies, irritants, infection, stress, and other factors in a genetically predisposed individual. Common symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  asthma - respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic originbronchospasm - a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system status asthmaticus - a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment |
Translations
n asthma [ˈӕsmə, (American ) ˈӕzmə]
an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc. asma رَبْـو ، أسَـمـه астма astma astma das Asthma άσθμα asma astma آسم astma asthme אַסטְמָה, קַצֶרֶת श्वासरोग astma asztma bengek, asma asma, andarteppa asma ぜんそく 천식 astma astma penyakit lelah astma astma astma asma astm астма záduch astma astma astma โรคหืด astım 哮喘 астма دمہ bệnh hen 哮喘
adj asthmatic [ӕsˈmatik, (American ) ӕz-]
asmaties مُصاب بِالرَّبْو астматичен astmatický astmatisk asthmatisch ασθματικός asmático astmaatiline آسمی astmaattinen asthmatique אַסמָטִי श्वासरोग संबंधी astmatičan asztmás sakit asma andarteppu- asmatico ぜんそくの 천식의 astminis astmātisks penghidap penyakit lelah astmatisch astmatisk astmatyczny asmático astmatic астматический astmatický astmatičen astamtičan astmatisk เกี่ยวกับโรคหืด astımlı 哮喘的 астматичний دمے کا مریض mắc bệnh hen 哮喘的
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