[az-mat-ik, as-] 
| 1. | suffering from asthma. |
| 2. | pertaining to asthma: an asthmatic wheeze. |
| 3. | a person suffering from asthma. |
| asth·ma (āz'mə, ās'-) n. A chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies, that is characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing. [Middle English asma, from Medieval Latin, from Greek asthma.] asth·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj. & n., asth·mat'i·cal·ly adv. |
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