asthma

Definition

  • noun: a physical condition that makes it difficult for someone to breathe
  • noun: a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)

Movie quotes

  • (..) Does, like, everyone think I'm a prude or something? Kathy: Well, you wear a T-shirt over your bathing suit. - You don't drink. You don't smoke. - I have asthma. Erica, I got you a vibrator for your bachelorette party and you thought it was a back massager. That's so sad. Aww. (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond