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Adjective: asthmatic  az'ma-tik [N. Amer], as'ma-tik [Brit]
  1. Relating to breathing with a whistling sound
    - wheezing, wheezy
Noun: asthmatic  az'ma-tik [N. Amer], as'ma-tik [Brit]
  1. A person suffering from asthma
    "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"

Derived forms: asthmatics

See also: unhealthy

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Asthmatic