asthma
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- noun
- /ˈæz.mə/
:
asma
- Children with asthma often carry inhalers to help them breathe during attacks.
- asthma symptoms
- asthma triggers
- diagnosis of asthma
I take this for my asthma or for my schizophrenia.
- I take this for my asthma or for my schizophrenia.
- But why do people get asthma and how can this disease be deadly?
- All that rushing and the stress accentuated Tara's asthma and it was just terrible.
- So like asthma is an allergy in our lungs.
- Mother, of course, has asthma, as is mentioned there as well.
- I had asthma, very bad asthma.
- So let's say you want to see is there a link between asthma and coffee caffeine consumption?
- But it shows this question, is the asthma of an American black woman an individual disease?
- First she was told it was asthma, then pneumonia, but it just kept getting worse.
- When her chronic asthma sent her to emergency rooms and lost her her job?
- You may use one inhaler a day or two or three to control your current asthma symptoms.
Examples
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And Dave has suffered from asthma his whole life.
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What percentage of children with asthma have an asthma management plan?
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I had asthma, very bad asthma.
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Have you ever had any heart or asthma problems in the past?
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My sister had really bad asthma.
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Other studies have also found that improving housing conditions can aid in asthma control.
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But why do people get asthma and how can this disease be deadly?
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There was a long history of asthma with hospitalizations and multiple ER visits.
Fiction book (1999) -
Not long into my vegan journey, my asthma symptoms had disappeared.
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Look at the flowcharts for the diagnosis of asthma in children and adults in Figures 1 and 2.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A lung condition where airways become swollen and narrow, causing wheezing and trouble breathing, often caused by allergies
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A disease that affects the lungs or other parts used for breathing
Antonyms
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The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury
Compounds
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A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
- Specialized
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A lung condition where airways become swollen and narrow, causing wheezing and trouble breathing, often caused by allergies
How Severe
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word asthma comes from an old Greek word asthma that meant 'panting' or 'short breath'. So, the image is of someone gasping for air, which is why asthma today means a condition where breathing becomes hard.