asthma attack

noun

An incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.

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asthmatic attackasthmabronchial asthma
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Meanings

nounasthma attack (plural asthma attacks)

plural asthma attacks

  1. medicineAn incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.

    Synonyms: asthmatic attack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.

Similar
asthmatic attack

More synonyms by meaning

nounrespiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

Similar
asthmabronchial asthma
Broader
respiratory diseaserespiratory illnessrespiratory disorder
Also see
asthmaasthmatic attack

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哮喘发作
  • 哮喘发作 (xiàochuǎnfāzuò)event
Czech astmatický záchvat
  • astmatický záchvatevent
Danish astmaanfald
  • astmaanfaldevent
Dutch astma-aanval
  • astma-aanvalevent
Finnish astmakohtaus
  • astmakohtausevent
German Asthmaanfall
  • Asthmaanfallevent
Irish taom asma
  • taom asmaevent
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Chicago

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