asthma

UK:  [ˈæsmə]

US:  [ˈæzmə]

n.

1.【病】气喘,哮喘

1 . Theobromine, like caffeine, and also like the asthma drug theophylline, belong to the chemical group known as xanthine alkaloids.
可可碱与咖啡因、茶碱（哮喘药）一样，属于黄嘌呤生物碱家族。

2 . Because the wheezing sounds so much like asthma, it is often confused with this.
因为喘鸣音听起来很像哮喘，所以经常与此相混淆。

3 . Rationale: Acidification of the airways seems to be involved in asthma pathophysiology, but its assessment might be difficult.
背景：气道酸化似乎涉及到哮喘的病理生理改变，但是评估可能很困难。

4 . Child asthma is a lung disease that involves the breathing tubes (airways) that allow air to go in and out of the child's lungs.
儿童哮喘是一种肺部疾病，包括允许空气去中和孩子的肺部呼吸管（航空公司）。

5 . The traditional view of airway smooth muscle (ASM) in asthma, as a purely contractile tissue, seems to be inadequate.
传统观点的气道平滑肌（学会）在哮喘，作为一种纯粹的收缩组织，似乎是不够的。