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Webster 1913 Edition
Asthma
Asth′ma
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] short-drawn breath, fr. [GREEK] to blow, for [GREEK]: cf. Skr.
vā
, 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Asthma
ASTHMA
,Noun.
A shortness of breath; intermitting difficulty of breathing, with cough, straitness and wheezing.