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thunderstorm asthma

thunderstorm asthma noun: asthma brought on by exposure to an asthma thunderstorm.

Noun

thunderstorm asthma (uncountable)

  1. Asthma brought on by exposure to an asthma thunderstorm.
    • Thunderstorm asthma only appears to affect a subset of hay-fever sufferers and allergic asthmatics who react to pollen and, Nasser believes, fungal spores.2006 Feb, NewScientist, page 45, column 1

Questions about thunderstorm asthma

What does thunderstorm asthma mean?
Thunderstorm asthma means asthma brought on by exposure to an asthma thunderstorm.
What part of speech is thunderstorm asthma?
Thunderstorm asthma is a noun.

Words near thunderstorm asthma in the dictionary

  1. thunderstick
  2. thundersticks
  3. thunderstone
  4. thunderstones
  5. thunderstorm
  6. thunderstorm asthma
  7. thunderstorms
  8. thunderstormy
  9. thunderstricken
  10. thunderstrike
  11. thunderstrikes

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