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antasthmatic in British English (ˌæntæsˈmætɪk) medicine adjective1. relieving the symptoms of asthma noun2. a drug which relieves the symptoms of asthma antasthmatic in American English (ˌæntæzˈmætɪk, -æs-) Medicineadjective1. relieving or preventing asthma or an asthmatic paroxysm Word origin [1675–85; ant- + asthmatic]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: denature, explorer, muscular, stoma, surf |