asthma
A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly…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.
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» Tom has asthma.
Tom hat Asthma. — Hans_Adler
У Тома астма. — marafon
Том має астму. — deniko
У Тома астма. — deniko
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Asthma
а́стмаástma
а́стмаástma
- respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Examples
59 sentencesTom has asthma.
Том має астму. — deniko
ruУ Тома астма. — marafon
deTom hat Asthma. — Hans_Adler
Tom died after an asthma attack.
ruТом умер в результате приступа астмы. — Wezel
I think Tom is having an asthma attack.
ruКажется, у Тома приступ астмы. — Wezel
I can't do that because of my asthma.
I can't do that because I have asthma.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English asma, asme, from Medieval Latin asthma, asma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμαFrom Middle English asma, asme, from Medieval Latin asthma, asma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “laborious breathing, asthma”). The spelling was changed to add -th- in the 16th century to match the Greek etymological roots.
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Forms
plural: asthmas / asthmata| Singular | asthma |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin:asthma attackbronchial asthma
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.