D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Asthma

/ăz'-mə/ · Asth·ma · IPA /ˈæzmə/
01 n. A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied wi…
  1. 1.
    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.(Med.)