status asthmaticus

/ (æsˈmætɪkəs) /

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noun

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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Words nearby status asthmaticus

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How to use status asthmaticus in a sentence

When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?
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Defenders of the status quo claim the old rules protect consumers.
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But when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.
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Nothing,” Klein notes, “was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.
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In a country where talk is “cheap” and opinions are “a dime a dozen,” we give the facts special privileges and special status.
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And his status is determined rather by his relation to the family than by his relation to the service.
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The unusual political status of a city, completely independent of county jurisdiction, was originated at this time also.
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In Roman times it received the dignity of a municipium—implying municipal status and Roman citizenship for its free inhabitants.
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She had no civil status, but when she married Jules Desmarets her name, Clemence, and her age were publicly announced.
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Gradus initialis hujus status est amicitia inordinata inter duos pueros aut duas puellas.
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Medical definitions for status asthmaticus

status asthmaticus

[ ăz-măt′ĭ-kəs, ăs- ]

A condition of severe, prolonged asthma.