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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: asma, from Greek asthma, from azein 'to breathe hard'

asthma

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
asth‧ma [uncountable]
MI a medical condition that causes difficulties in breathing
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