asthmatic

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

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

Noun

A person who suffers from asthma.

Concepten

aamborstig

astmatisch

kortademig

astmalijder

Synoniemen

wheezy

wheezing

pursy

asthmatic patient

breathe hard

pant

short of breath

puffy

Vertalingen

asthmatique

asmático

asmatico

ασθματικός

asmático

asthmatisch

Asthmatiker

asmàtic

engbrüstig

asmática

Asthmatikerin

affannato

striduleux

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/æsˈθmætɪk/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.