Asthma : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Asthma	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Asthma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asthma n respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin Synonym(s): asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. [?] short-drawn breath, fr. [?] to blow, for [?]: cf. Skr. v[be], Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind.] (Med.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.