transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaz-mə, Brit ]
ˈas- noun
Etymology: Middle English asma, from Medieval Latin, modification of Greek asthma
Date: 14th century
: a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)
• asth·mat·ic az-ˈma-tik, Brit as- adjective or noun
• asth·mat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb