asthmatic

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

Noun

A person who suffers from asthma.

Concepts

asthmatique

striduleux

Synonymes

wheezy

wheezing

pursy

asthmatic patient

breathe hard

pant

short of breath

puffy

Traductions

asmático

asmatico

ασθματικός

asthmatisch

kortademig

asmático

aamborstig

astmatisch

Asthmatiker

asmàtic

engbrüstig

Asthmatikerin

asmática

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/æsˈθmætɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Latin asthmaticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós, “afflicted with shortness of breath”), from ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”) (compare asthma). By surface analysis, asthma + -ic.