'asthma' definitions:
Definition of 'asthma'
(from WordNet)
noun
Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin [syn: asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma]
Synonyms of 'asthma'
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- abscess,
- acute bronchitis,
- adenoiditis,
- ague,
- allergen,
- allergic disorder,
- allergy,
- aluminosis,
- amygdalitis,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- anthracosilicosis,
- anthracosis,
- apnea,
- asbestosis,
- Asiatic flu,
- asphyxiation,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- atypical pneumonia,
- backache,
- bituminosis,
- black lung,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- bronchial pneumonia,
- bronchiectasis,
- bronchiolitis,
- bronchitis,
- bronchopneumonia,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- catarrh,
- chalicosis,
- chill,
- chills,
- chronic bronchitis,
- cold,
- colic,
- collapsed lung,
- common cold,
- coniosis,
- conjunctivitis,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coryza,
- cosmetic dermatitis,
- coughing,
- croup,
- croupous pneumonia,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- double pneumonia,
- dropsy,
- dry pleurisy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- eczema,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- emphysema,
- empyema,
- epidemic pleurodynia,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- fibrinous pneumonia,
- flu,
- flux,
- grippe,
- growth,
- hay fever,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hives,
- Hong Kong flu,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- influenza,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- la grippe,
- labored breathing,
- laryngitis,
- lipoid pneumonia,
- lobar pneumonia,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- lung cancer,
- lung fever,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pharyngitis,
- pleurisy,
- pleuritis,
- pneumococcal pneumonia,
- pneumoconiosis,
- pneumonia,
- pneumonic fever,
- pneumothorax,
- pollinosis,
- pruritus,
- quinsy,
- rash,
- rheum,
- rose cold,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- siderosis,
- silicosis,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- sore throat,
- spasm,
- swine flu,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- the sniffles,
- the snuffles,
- tonsilitis,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- urticaria,
- vertigo,
- virus pneumonia,
- vomiting,
- wasting,
- wet pleurisy,
- whooping cough