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an·ti-asth·ma | \ ˌan-tē-ˈaz-mə 
, -ˈas-, ˌan-ˌtī- \
, -ˈas-, ˌan-ˌtī- \variants:
or anti-asthmatic \ ˌan-tē-az-'ma-tik , -ˌas- , ˌan-ˌtī- \ or less commonly antiasthma or antiasthmatic
, -ˌas- , ˌan-ˌtī- \ or less commonly antiasthma or antiasthmaticDefinition of anti-asthma
medicine
: relieving or counteracting the symptoms of asthma anti-asthma drugs
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adjectivean·ti-asth·ma | \ -ˈaz-mə \
\variants:
or anti-asthmatic \ -az-ˈmat-ik, British -as- \ also antiasthma also antiasthmatic
\ also antiasthma also antiasthmaticMedical Definition of anti-asthma
: relieving or counteracting the symptoms of asthma anti-asthma drugs
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The first known use of anti-asthma was in 1869
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