asthma
pronunciation
How to pronounce asthma in British English:
UK [ˈæsmə]
How to pronounce asthma in American English:
US [ˈæzmə]
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- Noun:
- respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Word Origin
- asthma
- asthma: [14] The original idea contained in asthma is that of ‘breathing hard’. The Greek noun asthma was derived from the verb ázein ‘breathe hard’ (related to áein ‘blow’, from which English gets air). In its earliest form in English it was asma, reflecting its immediate source in medieval Latin, and though the Greek spelling was restored in the 16th century, the word’s pronunciation has for the most part stuck with asma.=> air
- asthma (n.)
- late 14c. asma, asma, from Latin asthma, from Greek asthma "short breath, a panting," from azein "breathe hard," probably related to anemos "wind." The -th- was restored in English 16c.
Example
- 1. Children with asthma or diabetes are already being vaccinated .
- 2. Asthma , bronchitis and other chronic lung ailments can be triggered or aggravated by exposure to secondhand smoke .
- 3. These mice also developed asthma .
- 4. These mice no longer developed asthma .
- 5. How is cough-variant asthma treated ?