asthma
/ˈasmə//ˈæzmə/
asthma noun: a long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
Noun
asthma (usually uncountable, plural asthmas or asthmata)
- A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
- ...but rheumatism is a vulgar complaint, and would sink even a ducal coronet—the very lowest people have it. I question if there is a workhouse in Great Britain exempt from it. Neither is there one free from asthma, and yet all the world knows a royal duke suffers from it as much as a coalheaver...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 74
- "He kind of spat," said Piggy. "My auntie wouldn't let me blow on account of my asthma. He said you blew from down here." Piggy laid a hand on his jutting abdomen.1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
asthma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
asthma in Hindi
- chronic respiratory disease
- दमा damā
asthma in Tamil
- இளைப்பு, மூச்சுத்தடை நோய், ஈளை நோய், சுவாசக் குழாய் சம்பந்தமான நோய், மூச்சுப்பிடிப்பு நோய், ஆத்துமா
asthma in Marathi
- asthma
- दमा damā
asthma in Urdu
- chronic respiratory disease
- دَمَہ dama
More languagesFewer languages
- asthma in Bengali
- শ্বাস śaś
- asthma in Telugu
- ఉబ్బసము ubbasamu
- asthma in Malayalam
- ശ്വാസരോഗം, കാസം
- asthma in Kannada
- ಉಬ್ಬಸ, ಗೂರು
- asthma in Punjabi
- ਦਮਾ, ਦਮੇ
- asthma in Gujarati
- દમ dam
- asthma in Odia
- ଆଜମା, ଆଜ୍ମା
- asthma in Sinhala
- ඇදුම æduma
- asthma in Nepali
- दमको व्यथा damko vyathā
- asthma in Tagalog
- hika
- asthma in Arabic
- رَبُو rabū
- asthma in Indonesian
- asma
- asthma in Persian
- آسم âsm
- asthma in Thai
- หืด hʉ̀ʉt
- asthma in Vietnamese
- suyễn, hen, hen suyễn
- asthma in Myanmar
- ပန်းနာ pan:na, ပန်းနာရင်ကျပ် pan:narangkyap
Examples of asthma in a sentence
- Neither is there one free from asthma, and yet all the world knows a royal duke suffers from it as much as a coalheaver might do;...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III...
- Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
- Twiggs was in a wheelchair during her appearance and suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and diabetes, according to her sister, Anna Twiggs.2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12...
Forms of asthma
| plural | asthmas |
|---|---|
| plural | asthmata |
Origin of asthma
From Middle English asma, asme, from Medieval Latin asthma, asma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “laborious breathing, asthma”). The spelling was changed to add -th- in the 16th century to match the Greek etymological roots.
Words formed from asthma
Phrases with asthma
Questions about asthma
- What does asthma mean?
- Asthma means a long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
- What is asthma in Hindi?
- Asthma in Hindi is दमा (damā). See Asthma meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use asthma in a sentence?
- Neither is there one free from asthma, and yet all the world knows a royal duke suffers from it as much as a coalheaver might do;...
- What part of speech is asthma?
- Asthma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce asthma?
- Asthma is pronounced /ˈasmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of asthma?
- The plural of asthma is asthmas.
Words near asthma in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: asthma (page history and authors); asthma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दमा (Marathi) (page history and authors); শ্বাস (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఉబ్బసము (Telugu) (page history and authors); asthma (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asthma (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asthma (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asthma (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); दमको व्यथा (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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