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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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Noun | 1. | asthmatic - a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic" |
Adj. | 1. | asthmatic - 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
asztmás
andarteppu-
astmatický
astımlı
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asthmatic
[æsˈmætɪk] adj & n → asmatico/aCollins 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.
asth·mat·ic
a. asmático-a, rel. al asma.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
asthmatic
adj & n asmático -ca mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.