Asthma synonyms
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bronchial asthma
Asthma that is caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscular walls of the bronchial tubes.
(Medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhaling asbestos particles
coniosis
anthracosilicosis
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empyema
(Medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
An inflammation of the pleura, usually occurring because of complications of a respiratory disease or condition such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, pleural injury, or asbestos exposure. Pleurisy is usually accompanied by the accumulation of fluid between the pleurae, chills, fever, and painful breathing and coughing.
pleuritis
Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
An acute viral infection of the bronchioles seen mostly in infants and young children, caused most frequently by the respiratory syncytial virus.
siderosis
(Medicine) The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron
diabetes (related)
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epilepsy (related)
eczema (related)
allergy (related)
hay-fever (related)
asthmatic (related)
arthritis (related)
obesity (related)
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migraine (related)
copd (related)
hypertension (related)
chronic (related)
respiratory disease (related)
heart disease (related)
high blood pressure (related)
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psoriasis (related)
A chronic disease of the lungs, characterized by diffuse fibrosis and caused by the continued inhalation of silica dust
Find another word for asthma. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for asthma, like: bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchopneumonia, asbestosis, coniosis, asthma-attack, anthracosilicosis, emphysema, empyema, pleurisy and pleuritis.