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[ az-mat-ik, as- ] / æzˈmæt ɪk, æs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asthmatic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Also asth·mat·i·cal. suffering from asthma. pertaining to asthma: an asthmatic wheeze. nouna person suffering from asthma. Origin of asthmatic1535–45; <Latin asthmaticus<Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma) asthma + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM asthmaticasth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·asth·mat·ic, adjective, nounnon·asth·mat·ic, adjective, nounnon·asth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb post·asth·mat·ic, adjectiveun·asth·mat·ic, adjective Words nearby asthmaticasthenic, asthenopia, asthenospermia, asthenosphere, asthma, asthmatic, as though, Asti, astigmatic, astigmatic lens, astigmatism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asthmatic(Police at the scene initially claimed that the asthmatic, 350-pound Garner had suffered a heart attack). Eric Garner Was Choked to Death for Selling Loosies|Nick Gillespie|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST She had earlier offered a terse description of how her asthmatic brother had come to die. The Gentle Giant Cut Down by Cops|Michael Daly|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST For example, I cannot imagine trying to treat a diabetic patient without insulin, or an asthmatic patient without bronchodilators. When Antibiotics Don’t Work, It’s Everyone’s Problem|Russell Saunders|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Again in November she had a slight tendency to an asthmatic fit, took two or three doses of the same medicine and got well. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
The asthmatic patients subject to repeated attacks of malaria derive less permanent benefit from the use of the drug. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various I heard her asthmatic cough, and the dragging of her gouty feet. First Love (Little Blue Book #1195)|Various By the administration of the preparation, asthmatic attacks can frequently be aborted. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various His heart beat too fast, he had an asthmatic feeling in the chest; and going to the window, he opened it to get some air. Five Tales|John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for asthmatic
adjectiveof, relating to, or having asthma Derived forms of asthmaticasthmatically, adverbusage for asthmaticRather than talking about an asthmatic or asthmatics, it is better to talk about a person with asthma, people with asthma Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to asthmaticblown, exhausted, out of breath, panting, spent, winded, choking, emphysematous, gasping, gulping, short-winded, stertorous, wheezing |