asthmatic

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

A person who suffers from asthma.

Synonyms

wheezy

wheezing

pursy

asthmatic patient

breathe hard

pant

short of breath

puffy

Translations

asthmatique

asmático

asmatico

ασθματικός

asthmatisch

asmático

kortademig

aamborstig

astmatisch

Asthmatiker

asmàtic

engbrüstig

Asthmatikerin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æsˈθmætɪk/

Etymology

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.