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Asthma
Asthma Asth"ma (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short-drawn breath, fr. ?
to blow, for ?: cf. Skr. v[=a], Goth. waian, to blow, E.
wind.] (Med.)
A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a
spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at
intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of
constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
Meaning of Asthma from wikipedia
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Asthma is a
common long-term
inflammatory disease of the
airways of the lungs.
Asthma occurs when allergens, pollen, dust, or
other particles, are inhaled...
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asthma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Asthma is a
predisposition of the
respiratory system in
which the
airways are
predisposed to bronchoconstriction...
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Asthma is a
common pulmonary condition defined by
chronic inflammation of
respiratory tubes,
tightening of
respiratory smooth muscle, and
episodes of bronchoconstriction...
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Asthma triggers are
factors or
stimuli that
provoke the
exacerbation of
asthma symptoms or
increase the
degree of
airflow disruption,
which can lead to...
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Feline asthma is a
common allergic respiratory disease in cats,
affecting at
least one
percent of all
adult cats worldwide. It is a
chronic progressive...
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Thunderstorm asthma (also
referred to in the
media as
thunder fever or a
pollen bomb) is the
triggering of an
asthma attack by
environmental conditions...
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Cardiac asthma is the
medical condition of
intermittent wheezing, coughing, and
shortness of
breath that is ****ociated with
underlying congestive heart...
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Asthma (GINA) is a
medical guidelines organisation which works with
public health officials and
health care
professionals globally to
reduce asthma prevalence...
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Brittle asthma is a type of
asthma distinguishable from
other forms by recurrent,
severe attacks.
There are two
subtypes divided by symptoms: Type 1 and...
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World Asthma Day is an
annual event organized by the
Global Initiative for
Asthma (GINA) to
improve asthma awareness and care
around the world.
World Asthma...
