asthma
A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may 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.
Synonyms
- bronchial asthma
Related words
- antiasthma
- asthmalike
- asthmogenesis
- nonasthma
- antasthmatic
- antiasthmatic
- asthma attack
- asthmatic
- asthmatically
- I have asthma
- asthma paper
- asthma thunderstorm
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἆσθμα" (laborious breathing, asthma).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “asthma” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.