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adjective Also, asth·mat·i·cal.
1.
suffering from asthma.
2.
pertaining to asthma: an asthmatic wheeze.
noun
3.
a person suffering from asthma.
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Asthmatic
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Origin:
1535–45; < Latin asthmaticus < Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma) asthma + -ikos -ic
1535–45; < Latin asthmaticus < Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma) asthma + -ikos -ic
Related forms
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
EXPANDun·asth·mat·ic, adjective
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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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