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asthmatic

[az-mat-ik, as-] / æzˈmæt ɪk, æs- /


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She also fears for the health of her asthmatic daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

She was anorexic, asthmatic, immunocompromised, and uncoordinated, and her prescription medication was ineffective.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024

An asthmatic boy without an inhaler was wheezing in the acrid smoke from brush and trash fires, which had been lit for warmth.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

If he hadn’t sent her away, she would have gone with Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Lorraine, and for all he knew, she never would have become asthmatic.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer


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