имя существительное [медицина] астма, приступы удушья Например: bronchial asthma; spasmodic asthma — бронхиальная астма
noun Etymology: Middle English asma, from Medieval Latin, modification of Greek asthma 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) • asthmatic adjective or noun • asthmatically adverb