"asthmatic" in the noun sense
1. asthmatic
a person suffering from asthma
"she is a chronic asthmatic"
"the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"
"asthmatic" in the adjective sense
1. asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy
relating to breathing with a whistling sound
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