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See Asthma

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Noun

asthma

  1. A chronic respiratory disease, in which the airways unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.


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Category:Greek derivations

fr:asthma io:asthma it:asthma hu:asthma pl:asthma ta:asthma te:asthma vi:asthma tr:asthma zh:asthma

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short-drawn breath, fr. ?
to blow, for ?: cf. Skr. v[=a], Goth. waian, to blow, E.
wind.] (Med.)
A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a
spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at
intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of
constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet asthma
n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of
allergic origin [syn: asthma attack, bronchial asthma]
Moby Dictionary
Asiatic flu , Hong Kong flu , abscess , acute bronchitis , adenoiditis ,
ague , allergen , allergic disorder , allergy , aluminosis ,
amygdalitis , anemia , ankylosis , anoxia , anthracosilicosis ,
anthracosis , apnea , asbestosis , asphyxiation , ataxia , atrophy ,
atypical pneumonia , backache , bituminosis , black lung , bleeding ,
blennorhea , bronchial pneumonia , bronchiectasis , bronchiolitis ,
bronchitis , bronchopneumonia , cachexia , cachexy , catarrh ,
chalicosis , chill , chills , chronic bronchitis , cold , colic ,
collapsed lung , common cold , coniosis , conjunctivitis ,
constipation , convulsion , coryza , cosmetic dermatitis , coughing ,
croup , croupous pneumonia , cyanosis , diarrhea , dizziness ,
double pneumonia , dropsy , dry pleurisy , dysentery , dyspepsia ,
dyspnea , eczema , edema , emaciation , emphysema , empyema ,
epidemic pleurodynia , fainting , fatigue , fever , fibrillation ,
fibrinous pneumonia , flu , flux , grippe , growth , hay fever ,
hemorrhage , high blood pressure , hives , hydrops , hypertension ,
hypotension , icterus , indigestion , inflammation , influenza ,
insomnia , itching , jaundice , la grippe , labored breathing ,
laryngitis , lipoid pneumonia , lobar pneumonia , low blood pressure ,
lumbago , lung cancer , lung fever , marasmus , nasal discharge ,
nausea , necrosis , pain , paralysis , pharyngitis , pleurisy ,
pleuritis , pneumococcal pneumonia , pneumoconiosis , pneumonia ,
pneumonic fever , pneumothorax , pollinosis , pruritus , quinsy , rash ,
rheum , rose cold , sclerosis , seizure , shock , siderosis , silicosis ,
skin eruption , sneezing , sore , sore throat , spasm , swine flu ,
tabes , tachycardia , the sniffles , the snuffles , tonsilitis , tumor ,
upset stomach , urticaria , vertigo , virus pneumonia , vomiting ,
wasting , wet pleurisy , whooping cough


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