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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short-drawn breath, fr ? to blow, for ?: cf Skr. v[=a], 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: asthma n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; often of allergic origin [syn: {asthma attack}, {bronchial asthma}]
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