ASTHMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does asthmatic mean? 

• ASTHMATIC (noun)
  The noun ASTHMATIC has 1 sense:

1. a person suffering from asthma

  Familiarity information: ASTHMATIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ASTHMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective ASTHMATIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to breathing with a whistling sound

  Familiarity information: ASTHMATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTHMATIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person suffering from asthma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic

Hypernyms ("asthmatic" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

• ASTHMATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to breathing with a whistling sound

Synonyms:

asthmatic; wheezing; wheezy

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

asthma (respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin)

 Context examples 

He sprang to his feet, waving his fists and wheezing like an asthmatic.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin 13 (IL-13) with immunosuppressive and anti-asthmatic activities.

(Lebrikizumab, NCI Thesaurus)

Anti-asthmatic agents can be mainly bronchodilators (beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, xanthines, muscarinic-receptor antagonists) and anti-inflammatory agents (glucocorticoids, cromolyn).

(Asthma Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

An afucosylated, humanized monoclonal antibody against the alpha chain of the interleukin-5 receptor (IL-5Ra), with potential anti-asthmatic activity.

(Benralizumab, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized rating scale developed by Barley et al in 1988 to measure health status and detect changes in quality of life in asthmatic patients.

(Airway Questionnaire 20, NCI Thesaurus)

A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution.

(Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children, National Institutes of Health)

The choline salt of theophylline with an anti-asthmatic property.

(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)

Not all populations are good candidates for LAIV; the very young, elderly, asthmatics and those with health impaired may be better treated with the trivalent inactivated vaccine that is administered intramuscularly.

(Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A screeching of asthmatic springs greeted the weight of his body, but he did not notice them.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin-13 (IL-13) with anti-asthmatic and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Anrukinzumab, NCI Thesaurus)