asthma
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asthma
- /ˈasmə/ UK
- /ˈasθmə/ UK
- /ˈaθsmə/ UK
- /ˈæzmə/ US
- /ˈæzðmə/ US
- /ˈæðzmə/ US
- /ˈæst.mə/ dialectal
Rhymes with (General American) -æzmə
Where it comes from
From Middle English asma, asme, from Medieval Latin asthma, asma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “laborious breathing, asthma”). The spelling was changed to add -th- in the 16th century to match the Greek etymological roots.
noun asthmas · asthmata
- A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. ...but rheumatism is a vulgar complaint, and would sink even a ducal coronet—the very lowest people have it. I question if there is a workhouse in Great Britain exempt from it. Neither is there one free from asthma, and yet all the world knows a royal duke suffers from it as much as a coalheaver mig
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: asthma attack, bronchial asthma, allergy, disease, asma, status asthmaticus, thunderstorm asthma, asthmogenesis, asbestosis, asthmatic attack, hay-asthma, dyspnea, breathlessness, allergic rhinitis, bronchospasm, bronchostenosis
Translations
Talk about this word "asthma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asthma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asthma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asthma "asthma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asthma.Cite this
@misc{asthma_2026,
title = {asthma},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asthma},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
