ASTHMATIC

asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy

(adjective) relating to breathing with a whistling sound

asthmatic

(noun) a person suffering from asthma; “she is a chronic asthmatic”; “the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

asthmatic (comparative more asthmatic, superlative most asthmatic)

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

Noun

asthmatic (plural asthmatics)

A person who suffers from asthma.

Source: Wiktionary


Asth*mat"ic, Asth*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. asthmaticus, Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient.

– Asth*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Asth*mat"ic, n.

Definition: A person affected with asthma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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