asth·mat·ic

[az-mat-ik, as-]
adjective Also, asth·mat·i·cal.
1.
suffering from asthma.
2.
pertaining to asthma: an asthmatic wheeze.
noun
3.
a person suffering from asthma.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin asthmaticus < Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma) asthma + -ikos -ic

asth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·asth·mat·ic, adjective, noun
non·asth·mat·ic, adjective, noun
non·asth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
post·asth·mat·ic, adjective
un·asth·mat·ic, adjective
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asthmatic (æsˈmætɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or having asthma
 
n
2.  a person who has asthma
 
usage  Rather than talking about an asthmatic or asthmatics, it is better to talk about a person with asthma, people with asthma
 
asth'matically
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

asthmatic
1540s, from L. asthmaticus, from Gk. asthmatikos, from asthma (see asthma). Noun meaning "person with asthma" is recorded from 1610s.
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Example sentences
IgE is an antibody involved in allergic and asthmatic reactions.
It had been considering the rule to protect asthmatic people.
And an asthmatic detective scrambles to keep a pair of cities from detonating.
Compounding the problem, he is asthmatic and was on antibiotics.
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