Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) An incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.
WordNet
n. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin [syn: asthma, bronchial asthma]
Usage examples of "asthma attack".
Mr Keene looked as if Eddie's asthma attack had tasted better to him than his half-finished coffee soda.
Keene looked as if Eddie's asthma attack had tasted better to him than his half-finished coffee soda.
She wasn't hungry anyway, the asthma attack had made her feel sick, and the medicine always made her feel shaky.
I realized that my panic when she ran into the street was what had kicked a manageable allergy attack into a full-scale asthma attack.
They were never going to get past that, even if he did care enough to raise the roof of the emergency room because she'd had an asthma attack.
You can use this to control panic situations such as heart palpitations or an asthma attack, by giving yourself immediate first aid from your supplies of medicines.
As was always the case, this asthma attack had come at a particularly inconvenient time.
The slightly pompous, slightly fawning, slightly bumbling image that had been Caine's first impression was sharply inconsistent with the prefect's actions during the asthma attack.
But she could hear that he was on the verge of another asthma attack.