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ASTHMATIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asthmatic
1, record 1, English, asthmatic
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual chronically affected with asthma. (Blakiston's Medical Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Book Co. New York, 1979, p. 79). 2, record 1, English, - asthmatic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
More than three hundred years ago, Sir John Floyer, a ... British surgeon, wrote, "violent exercise makes the asthmatic to breath short." (Gershwin, M. Eric, Asthma: Stop Suffering and Start Living. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA, 1986, p. 90). 2, record 1, English, - asthmatic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Airway size and breathing patterns change rhythmically throughout the day in healthy people as well as in asthmatics. 3, record 1, English, - asthmatic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies respiratoires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- asthmatique
1, record 1, French, asthmatique
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une personne qui est atteinte d'asthme. 1, record 1, French, - asthmatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aujourd'hui, heureusement, il existe des médicaments qui peuvent grandement aider les asthmatiques à faire "bon ménage" avec leur maladie. (Claverie, Marie, Les Allergies chez l'enfant. Éditions Transmonde, Ottawa, Canada, 1987, p. 57). 2, record 1, French, - asthmatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory Tract
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- asthmatic
1, record 2, English, asthmatic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with asthma. 2, record 2, English, - asthmatic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asthma tic patients fare better if they feel that they do not have some control over their disease and are not necessarily helpless victims of a debilitating, incurable disease. 3, record 2, English, - asthmatic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Voies respiratoires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- asthmatique
1, record 2, French, asthmatique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui se rapporte à l'asthme. 2, record 2, French, - asthmatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois, la crise persiste durant plus de 24 heures [...]. C'est ce qu'on appelle l'état de mal asthmatique, qui nécessite le plus souvent l'hospitalisation du malade. 3, record 2, French, - asthmatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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