#bronchospasm

• Asthmatic — Suffering from bronchial asthma or manifesting the clinical symptoms characteristic of this chronic respiratory disease (dyspnea, wheezing, coughing); (as an adjective) belonging to asthma, caused by it, or relating to the paroxysmal attacks of suffocation triggered by bronchospasm and airway inflammation.
• Asthmatic — A female person suffering from asthma or exhibiting the symptoms of this chronic respiratory condition; an adjective describing a state, a clinical manifestation (such as a wheezing and difficult breathing), or a cough directly correlated with bronchial asthma. In a modern medical context, the term refers to the hypersensitivity of inflamed airways, which react through bronchospasm to various allergens or physical exertion.