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status asthmaticus

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Main Entry: status asth·mat·i·cus
Pronunciation: -az-'mat-i-k&s
Function: noun
: an attack of asthma of long duration characterizedby dyspnea, cyanosis, exhaustion, and sometimes collapse
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status asthmaticus status asth·mat·i·cus (āz-māt'ĭ-kəs, ās-)
n.
A condition of severe, prolonged asthma.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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