asthmas
- 1Plural of asthma.
Recent research divides the condition into several distinct asthmas with different triggers.
Allergic and exercise-induced asthmas often respond to different treatments.
Note
A plural that exists only because the mass noun usually refuses to be counted. Asthma normally names the condition as a whole, with no article and no -s. The plural appears when the condition is split into kinds, such as allergic and exercise-induced forms. Use it when contrasting types, and keep the singular for one person's illness: she has asthma, not she has asthmas.
asthmas is a form of asthma
asthma, noun: A long-term condition in which the airways narrow suddenly and unexpectedly, often triggered by allergens, cold air, exercise, or stress, causing wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Full entry
- Spelling
- asthma → asthmas: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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