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Asthma
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Asthma'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/asthma.html. 1828.