Hypertext Webster Gateway: "asthma"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short-drawn breath, fr. ?
to blow, for ?: cf. Skr. v[=a], Goth. waian, to blow, E.
wind.] (Med.)
A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a
spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at
intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of
constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
asthma
n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of
allergic origin [syn: {asthma attack}, {bronchial asthma}]
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