词源

借自古希臘語 (âsthma, “费力呼吸，哮喘”)。

发音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈasmə/, /ˈasθmə/, /ˈaθsmə/
• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈæzmə/, /ˈæzðmə/, /ˈæðzmə/

• （英国南部）音频：

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名词

(通常不可數，複數)

1. (病理學) 哮喘
   • 1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies:

     "He kind of spat," said Piggy. "My auntie wouldn't let me blow on account of my asthma. He said you blew from down here." Piggy laid a hand on his jutting abdomen.

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   • 2013 6月 29, “A punch in the gut”, 出自 , 卷 407, 期 8842，頁號s 72–3:

     Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.

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