Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: asthma  az-mu [N. Amer], as-mu [Brit]
  1. Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
    - asthma attack, bronchial asthma

Derived forms: asthmas

Type of: respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness

Encyclopedia: Asthma, exercise-induced

Nearest

asteroid belt
asteroidal
Asteroidea
Asterope
asthenia
asthenic
asthenic type
asthenopia
asthenosphere
astheny
asthma
asthma attack
asthmatic
Asti
Asti Spumante
astigmatic
astigmatism
astigmia
astilbe
Astilbe biternata
Astilbe chinensis pumila