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non-asthmatic

non-asthmatic

1 3.8
Not having asthma
  • adjective
  • /nɒn-æzˈmætɪk/
: no asmático
  • A non-asthmatic child may not experience breathing difficulties during exercise.

Examples

  • The doctor confirmed that he was non-asthmatic after several tests.

  • She is a non-asthmatic athlete who runs marathons.

  • Researchers observed differences between non-asthmatic and asthmatic patients in the study.

  • He is non-asthmatic.

  • The doctor confirmed that he was non-asthmatic after several tests.

  • Researchers observed differences between non-asthmatic and asthmatic patients in the study.

  • A non-asthmatic child may not experience breathing difficulties during exercise.

Antonyms

asthmatic
5 5.1

A person who often has trouble breathing because of asthma

Surface Forms

non-asthmatic positive
non-asthmatical positive

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.