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asthmatic

n.
US //æzˈmætɪk// UK //æsmˈætɪk// asth·mat·ic
Synonyms
Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin asthmaticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós, “afflicted with shortness of breath”), from ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”) (compare asthma). By surface analysis, asthma + -ic.

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