asthmatic
Prone to wheezing
Asthmatic describes someone who has asthma, a chronic respiratory condition causing difficulty breathing: She's been asthmatic since childhood.
As a noun, an asthmatic is a person with this condition: Asthmatics should avoid smoky environments.
The word also characterizes sounds resembling labored breathing: the asthmatic wheeze of an old engine.
Portable respiratory medication device
- pufferFish that expands when threatened
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
salbutamol · corticosteroid · spacer · rescue · controller · maintenance · antihistamine · immunotherapy
Harsh, whistling respiration
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- pantingRapid labored breathing
- shortnessLack of length
- laboredRequiring great exertion
dyspnea · breathless · suffocating · choking · hyperventilating · tightness · constriction · whistling
Of lung airways
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
pulmonary · bronchioles · diaphragm · thoracic · bronchospasm · airway · hyperreactivity · inflammation
Persisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- controllerDevice directing a system
- maintenancePreserving working condition
monitoring · spirometry · peak flow · regimen · compliance · adherence · flare-up · exacerbation
Troubled by uncertainty
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- fatiguedDrained of energy
exhausted · restricted · limited · vigilant · cautious · vulnerable · relief · recovery
inhaler
Portable respiratory medication device
- pufferFish that expands when threatened
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
albuterol · salbutamol · corticosteroid · spacer · rescue · controller · maintenance · antihistamine · immunotherapy · epinephrine
wheezing
Harsh, whistling respiration
labored · dyspnea · breathless · suffocating · choking · hyperventilating · tightness · constriction · whistling · stridor
bronchial
Of lung airways
trachea · pulmonary · bronchioles · diaphragm · thoracic · bronchospasm · airway · hyperreactivity · inflammation · oxygenation
chronic
Persisting over time
- long-termLasting extended period
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- controllerDevice directing a system
maintenance · monitoring · spirometry · peak flow · regimen · compliance · adherence · flare-up · exacerbation · attack
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
fatigued · exhausted · restricted · limited · vigilant · cautious · vulnerable · relief · recovery · episode
allergen
Immune response trigger
mold · dander · smoke · pollution · cold air · exercise · humidity · perfume · irritant · hypersensitivity
- respiratory patients
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- disabled peoplewheelchair user, amputee, paraplegic, quadriplegic, blind person
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- victimsvictim, victims, casualty, survivors, fatality
asthmatichealthy
In good physical condition
unafflicted · fit · robust · hale · disease-free