asthmatic

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asthma
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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asthmatic

(æsˈmætɪk)
adj
(Pathology) of, relating to, or having asthma. Also: asthmatical
n
(Pathology) a person who has asthma
asthˈmatically adv
Usage: Rather than talking about an asthmatic or asthmatics, it is better to talk about a person with asthma, people with asthma
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asth•mat•ic

(æzˈmæt ɪk, æs-)

adj. Also, asth•mat′i•cal.
1. suffering from asthma.
2. pertaining to asthma.
n.
3. a person suffering from asthma.
[1535–45; < Latin < Greek]
asth•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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 soundasthmatic - relating to breathing with a whistling sound
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
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Translations
مُصاب بِالرَّبْو
astmatický
asthmatisch
asmático
asthmatique
asztmás
andarteppu-
asmatico
astmatisk
астматический
astmatický
astımlı
哮喘的

asthmatic

[æsˈmætɪk]
A. ADJasmático
B. Nasmático/a m/f
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

asthmatic

[æsˈmætɪk]
adj [person] → asthmatique
nasthmatique mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

asthmatic

nAsthmatiker(in) m(f)
adjasthmatisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

asthmatic

[æsˈmætɪk] adj & nasmatico/a
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-) adjective
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

asth·mat·ic

a. asmático-a, rel. al asma.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

asthmatic

adj & n asmático -ca mf
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