asthma
USAZ-muh/ˈæzmə/UKAS-muh/ˈasmə/
- 1A long-term illness that makes the airways tighten, causing wheezing and trouble breathing.
Like a straw that gets pinched, so it is hard to pull air through.
Her asthma gets worse when she runs in cold weather.
He always carries an inhaler because of his asthma.
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Origin
It comes from an Ancient Greek word meaning 'hard breathing'. English got it through Middle English and Medieval Latin.