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The actual term Asthma is a Greek word that is derived from the verb aazein, meaning to exhale with open mouth, to pant.
The expression asthma appeared for the first time in the Iliad, with the meaning of a short-drawn breath, but the earliest text where the word is found as a medical term is the Corpus Hippocraticum.
However it is difficult to determine whether in referring to "asthma," Hippocrates and his school (460-360 B.C.) meant an autonomous clinical entity or simply a symptom. The best clinical description of asthma in later antiquity is offered by the master clinician, Aretaeus of Cappadocia (1st century A.D.). The numerous mentions of "asthma" in the extensive writings of Galen (130-200 A.D.) appear to be in general agreement with the Hippocratic texts and to some extent with the statements of Aretaeus.
Extract from Asthma - a Disease of Antiquity - see related links.
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What part of speech is the word asthma?
The word asthma is a noun. Asthma is a respiratory condition.
What is a sentence with the word asthma?
I suffer from asthma. Asthma makes my life hard. I sometimes can't sleep at night due to asthma. I wish they had a cure for asthma.
What is a sentence using the word asthma?
Here is an example sentence with the word 'asthma':Mucus started to build up in my throat, choking me as I tried to breathe desperately in the asthma attack.
Can you make a word out of these letter's shatam?
Asthma.
How many syllables are in the word asthma?
2
Where did asthma come from?
The likenesses of asthma first reared its head in Homers poem the Iliad in around 450 B.C. Asthma is a Greek based word that basically means "to pant". It wasn't until 150 B.C. though that asthma had been found by a connection in bronchial obstructions by a Greco-Roman Physician named Galen.
How do you spell asthyma?
The correct spelling is asthma (narrowing of the bronchial tubes).
What word begins and ends with the letter 'a'?
anima asthma
What is a 6 letter word for noisy breathing?
asthma
Should the word 'asthma' be capitalized?
It should not unless it is the first word in a sentence.
A sentence with the word attack?
The asthma attack hurt the child.
How do you unscramble thamsa?
When you unscramble the letters: THAMSA you get the word: ASTHMA
