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~ ASTHEN~   prefix to denote WEAKNESS from
            gr ASTHENOS = DEBILITY
               A          LACKING and
                STHENOS   STRENGTH
~ ASTHENIA  med> WEAKNESS  TIRED      in sp ASTENIA
~ ASTHMA    id+ | BREATHING IS UNCONSCIOUS
                  ASTHMATIC RESPIRATION IS |
  med> in lat and in gr ASTHMA = PANTING  sug> LABOR
       from gr AZEIN = TO BREATHE HARD     sug> TOIL
  A CONSTRICTION OF BRONCHIAL MUSCLES   PARTICULARLY
  WHEN EXHALING IT LEADS TO AN INCREASE OF "DEAD" or
  TRAPPED AIR WITHIN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM  
  A CAUSE OF GREAT DISTRESS AND EVEN DEATH
  ASTHMA IS OFTEN DUE TO IMMUNE ALLERGIES OFTEN 
  INDUCED AND WORSENED BY AIR POLLUTANTS
  note  ONE OF MANY CONCERNS IS THAT ASHTMATIC WOMEN 
        THAT REQUIRE CHRONIC MEDICATION MAY CONSUME 
  AGENTS THAT CAN HARM THE UNBORN  
  sug> BIRTH DEFECT  TERATOGEN

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