non-asthmatic
- adjective
- /nɒn-æzˈmætɪk/
- A non-asthmatic child may not experience breathing difficulties during exercise.
Examples
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The doctor confirmed that he was non-asthmatic after several tests.
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She is a non-asthmatic athlete who runs marathons.
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Researchers observed differences between non-asthmatic and asthmatic patients in the study.
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He is non-asthmatic.
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The doctor confirmed that he was non-asthmatic after several tests.
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Researchers observed differences between non-asthmatic and asthmatic patients in the study.
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A non-asthmatic child may not experience breathing difficulties during exercise.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
non-asthmatic = asthmatic (transparent) = non + asthma + tic
Formed by the productive prefix 'non-' attached to the adjective 'asthmatic', so the meaning 'not asthmatic' is directly derivable.
Etymology
The word non-asthmatic combines non- meaning 'not' with asthma meaning 'breathing trouble', so as an adjective it describes a person or thing that is not affected by or related to asthma.