asthma

See also Asthma

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (asthma, “laborous breathing”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæsmə/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈæzmə/

Noun

asthma (usually uncountable; plural asthmas or asthmata)

1. (pathology) 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.

Derived terms

asthma attack asthmatic asthmatically

Translations

chronic respiratory disease

• Albanian: astmë (sq)
• Arabic: ربو (ar) (rabu) m
• Armenian: շնչարգելություն (hy) (šnčargelut’yun), ասթմա (hy) (ast’ma)
• Belarusian: астма (be) (astma) f
• Bulgarian: астма (bg) (ástma) f, задух (bg) (zádux) m
• Catalan: asma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哮喘 (cmn) (xiào chuǎn), 气喘 (cmn) (qìchuǎn), 氣喘 (cmn) (qìchuǎn)

• Czech: astma (cs) n
• Danish: astma (da)
• Dutch: astma (nl)
• Esperanto: astmo (eo)
• Faroese: astma (fo) f, bróstmøði (fo) f
• Finnish: astma (fi)
• French: asthme (fr)
• Georgian: ასთმა (ka) (astma)
• German: Asthma (de) n
• Greek: άσθμα (el) (ásthma) n
• Hungarian: asztma (hu)
• Italian: asma (it) f
• Japanese: 喘息 (ja) (zensoku)

• Jèrriais: courte-haleine f
• Korean: 천식 (ko)
• Latin: asthma (la) n
• Malagasy: sefo (mg)
• Maltese: ażżma (mt) f
• Maori: huangō (mi), ngoio (mi)
• Norwegian: astma (no)
• Novial: astma
• Ossetian: астмæ
• Polish: astma (pl) f
• Portuguese: asma (pt)
• Romanian: astmă (ro) f
• Russian: астма (ru) (ástma) f
• Spanish: asma (es) f
• Swedish: astma (sv)
• Turkish: astım (tr), yelpik (tr)
• Ukrainian: астма (uk) (ástma) f
• Vietnamese: suyễn (vi)

See also

• inhaler
• phthisic