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Meaning of asthma in English
Pronunciation
/ˈæzmə/
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Noun
asthma
Etymology
late Middle English: from medieval Latin asma, from Greek asthma, from azein‘breathe hard’
Definitions
1.
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
Examples
« usually of allergic origin »