Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 76158 6730910 2009-06-06T11:39:47Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:fi:asthma]] {{also|Asthma}} ==English== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|grc}} {{term|ἆσθμα||laborous breathing|sc=Polytonic|tr=asthma|lang=grc}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈæsmə/}} * {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ˈæzmə/}} ===Noun=== {{wikipedia}} '''asthma''' # {{pathology}} A chronic respiratory disease, in which the [[airway]]s 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. ====Derived terms==== * [[asthmatic]] * [[asthmatically]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|chronic respiratory disease}} * Albanian: {{t+|sq|astmë|xs=Albanian}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|շնչարգելություն|tr=šnčargelut’yun|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Belarusian: {{t|be|астма|f|tr=astma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|астма|f|tr=ástma|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|bg|задух|m|tr=zádux|sc=Cyrl}} * Chinese: [[哮喘]] xiāo chuǎn * Czech: {{t-|cs|astma|n}} * Danish: {{t+|da|astma}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|astma}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|astma}} * French: {{t|fr|asthme}} * Georgian: {{t|ka|ასთმა|tr=astma|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}} * German: {{t+|de|Asthma|n}} * Greek: {{t|el|άσθμα|n|tr=asthma|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|asztma}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|asma|f}} * Japanese: {{Jpan|[[喘息]]}} (zensoku) * Latin: {{t-|la|asthma|n}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|astma}} * [[Novial]]: [[astma#Novial|astma]] * [[Ossetian]]: {{tø|os|астмæ}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|astma|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|asma}} * Romanian: {{t|ro|astmă|f}} * Russian: {{t|ru|астма|f|tr=ástma|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|asma}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|astma}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|astma}} * Ukrainian: {{t|uk|астма|f|tr=ástma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}} {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[inhaler]] * [[phthisic]] [[Category:Greek derivations]] [[et:asthma]] [[fr:asthma]] [[io:asthma]] [[it:asthma]] [[lo:asthma]] [[hu:asthma]] [[nl:asthma]] [[pl:asthma]] [[fi:asthma]] [[ta:asthma]] [[te:asthma]] [[tr:asthma]] [[vi:asthma]] [[zh:asthma]]