asthma
asthma
Definition
asth·ma (az′mə; chiefly Brit as′-)
noun
a generally chronic disorder characterized by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to ingested substances, stress, etc.
Etymology: ME asma < ML < Gr asthma, a panting, asthma
asthma
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- aggravate: It aggravates asthma and allergies, increases the risk of heart disease and reduces the ability of the lungs to work properly.
- worsen: NSAIDs may worsen asthma, hypertension, renal impairment, or heart failure.
- exacerbate: While effective they can cause depression, exacerbate asthma, decrease heart rate and increase danger of heart failure.
- diagnose: For a young child, the GP may listen to their chest and diagnose asthma from their symptoms.
- conquer: Asthma UK is the charity whose aim is to conquer asthma.
- trigger: Pets Dead skin flakes, urine, feces, saliva, and hair can trigger asthma.
Adjective modifier
- bronchial: Thanks for your interest to a problem of a bronchial asthma.
- occupational: Occupational asthma is asthma caused by something breathed in at work.
- allergic: The trial consisted of 28 patients older than 16 years with allergic asthma, mainly for house dust.
- exercise-induced: Test at the 5 % level whether the data provides significant evidence that sufferers of exercise-induced asthma have reduced forced vital capacity.
- atopic: In both generations, the prevalence of asthma was higher in those who reported hay fever ( atopic asthma ).
- severe: Long term use A small minority of people with severe asthma need to take steroid tablets for a longer period.
Modifies a noun
- inhaler: Supermarket shelves are loaded... Asthma: Could your asthma inhaler cause osteoporosis?
- sufferer: In a trial 60 asthma sufferers are treated with the drug.
- exacerbation: This can relate to the prevalence of asthma itself or the prevalence or severity of asthma exacerbations.
- symptom: Asthma symptoms may flare up from time to time.
- attack: Children may need medicine to prevent their asthma attacks or to keep their symptoms under control.
- medication: Patients with asthma may require additional asthma medication during treatment.
Noun used with modifier
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