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Definition of
asthma noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
asthma
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈæzmə
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult
a severe asthma attack
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asthma
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