noun
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
• Syn: ↑asthma, ↑asthma attack
• Hypernyms: ↑respiratory disease, ↑respiratory illness, ↑respiratory disorder
• Hyponyms: ↑status asthmaticus
• Part Meronyms: ↑bronchospasm
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noun : asthma resulting from spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscles with constriction of the lumen of the bronchi and accumulation of mucus in the respiratory passages due to psychosomatic, allergic, or other causes
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Pathol.
asthma.
[1880-85]
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bronchial asthma,
a form of asthma caused by an allergic reaction to some foreign substance in the bronchioles.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.