English Explanatory Dictionary

asthmatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
noun
  1. A person who suffers from asthma.

Pronunciation

/æsˈθmætɪk/ /æsˈmætɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-asthmatic.wav /æzˈmætɪk/

Word forms

asthmatic more asthmatic most asthmatic asthmatical asthmatick asthmatics

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.

Derived words

antasthmatic antiasthmatic asthmatically asthmatic attack nonasthmatic postasthmatic preasthmatic proasthmatic
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