asthma

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈasmə/, /ˈasθmə/, /ˈaθsmə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæzmə/, /ˈæzðmə/, /ˈæðzmə/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɑst̪ʰ(ə)mɑ/, /as-/ IPA(key): (obsolete) /ˈæst.mə/ Rhymes: (General American) -æzmə === Noun === asthma (usually uncountable, plural asthmas or asthmata) (pathology) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Australian Kriol: esma Tamil: ஆஸ்துமா (āstumā) Tok Pisin: asma ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== asthma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Mastah, Maths A, mastah, mathas, shmata == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈastʰ.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈast.ma] === Noun === asthma n (genitive asthmatis); third declension panting, laboured breathing (medicine) asthma ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: asma Catalan: asma English: asthmaAustralian Kriol: esmaTamil: ஆஸ்துமா (āstumā)Tok Pisin: asma French: asthme→ Romanian: astmă→ Turkish: astım→ Persian: آسم (âsm) Istriot: aſma Italian: asma Spanish: asma → Polish: astma → Dutch: astmaAfrikaans: asma→ Indonesian: asma → Hungarian: asztma === References === “asthma”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.