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status asthmaticus

noun
  1. a severe attack of asthma in which the patient may die from respiratory failure if not treated with inhaled oxygen or other appropriate measures
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status asthmaticus in Medicine

status asthmaticus

[ăz-măt′ĭ-kəs, ăs-]
n.
  1. A condition of severe, prolonged asthma.
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