left: inflamed bronchial tube with contracted muscles and mucus discharge
right: normal bronchial tube
asth·ma
(ăz′mə, ăs′-)n.
A chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by a narrowing of the airways and attacks of wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that are induced by triggers such as allergens, exercise, infections, and stress.
[Middle English asma, from Medieval Latin, from Greek asthma.]
asth·mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) adj. & n.
asth·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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asthma
(ˈæsmə)n
(Pathology) a respiratory disorder, often of allergic origin, characterized by difficulty in breathing, wheezing, and a sense of constriction in the chest
[C14: from Greek: laborious breathing, from azein to breathe hard]
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asth•ma
(ˈæz mə, ˈæs-)n.
a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration. Also called bronchial asthma.
[1350–1400; Middle English asma < Medieval Latin < Greek ásthma panting, asthma]
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asth·ma
(ăz′mə) A chronic disease characterized by a narrowing of the airways that is often caused by an allergy. It results in attacks of wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and tightness of the chest.
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asthma
A condition involving narrowing of the bronchioles (small airways in the lungs). This leads to recurrent attacks of breathlessness. Often these are triggered by an allergic reaction, but in some cases the cause is not known.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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 |
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Translations
الربْورَبْـو ، أسَـمـه
астмазадух
astma
astma
astma
astma
asztma
asma, andarteppa
喘息
천식
asthma
astmaastminis
astma
astmă
záduch
astma
โรคหืด
astımastma
астма
bệnh hen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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asthma
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
asthma
(ˈӕsmə) , ((American) ˈӕzmə) noun an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.
asthmatic (ӕsˈmatik) , ((American) ӕz-) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
asthma
→ الربْو astma astma Asthma άσθμα asma astma asthme astma asma 喘息 천식 astma astma astma asma астма astma โรคหืด astım bệnh hen 哮喘Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
asth·ma
[MIM*600807]n. asma, condición alérgica con ataques de coriza y falta de respiración a causa de la infl. de las membranas mucosas;
cardiac ___ → ___ cardíaca.
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asthma
n asmaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.