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asthma Definition

asth·ma (azmə; 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

  • childhood: Childhood asthma Debbie is a single mother of three children under the age of eight.
  • pollen: Only a small percentage of people with hay fever develop pollen asthma as well.

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