Usually means: Chronic respiratory condition causing wheezing.
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General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. asthma: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. asthma: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. asthma: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. asthma: Collins English Dictionary
  5. asthma: Vocabulary.com
  6. Asthma, asthma: Wordnik
  7. asthma: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. asthma: Wiktionary
  9. asthma: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. asthma: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. asthma: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. asthma: Dictionary.com
  13. asthma: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. asthma: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Asthma (disambiguation), Asthma (film), Asthma: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Asthma: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. asthma: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. asthma: Rhymezone
  19. Asthma: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. asthma: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. asthma: Free Dictionary
  22. asthma: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. asthma: Dictionary/thesaurus
  24. asthma: Merriam-Webster.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. asthma: Encyclopedia

Medicine (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Asthma: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Asthma: Allergy Glossary of Terms
  5. asthma: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Glossary
  6. Asthma: Merck Manuals
  7. asthma: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  8. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  9. Lay Terms for Consent Forms (No longer online)
  10. Health and Wellness Dictionary (No longer online)
  11. Asthma: GLOSSARY OF ALLERGY TERMS
  12. Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine (No longer online)
  13. Allergy Glossary (No longer online)
  14. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  15. Pregnancy & Baby (No longer online)
  16. KidsHealth Glossary of Medical Words (No longer online)
  17. Asthma: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  18. asthma: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  19. National Immunization Program Glossary (No longer online)
  20. asthma: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
  21. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)
  22. asthma: Medical dictionary
  23. Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms (No longer online)
  24. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  25. Asthma: Drug Medical Dictionary
  26. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)
  27. -asthma: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. ASTHMA: Acronym Finder

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Asthma: Material Safety Data Sheets HyperGlossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. asthma: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Cat Terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Asthma: Glossary of Air Pollution Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

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