| asthmatic | Relating to or suffering from asthma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| asthmatic bronchitis | Bronchitis that causes or aggravates bronchospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asthmogenic | Causing asthma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatic | <medicine> Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| astigmatic dial | A diagram of radiating lines, used to test for astigmatism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatic lens | A lens in which one of the surfaces is curved in one meridian and less curved in the opposite meridian; e.g., a teaspoon or a football. Synonym: astigmatic lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatism | <ophthalmology> A visual disturbance caused by an error in the refraction of light within the eye. (27 Sep 1997) |
| astigmatism against the rule | Astigmatism when the greater curvature or refractive power is in the horizontal meridian. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatism of oblique pencils | An aberration occurring when a bundle of light rays strikes a refracting medium in some other direction than parallel to the axis of the lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatism with the rule | Astigmatism when the greater curvature or refractive power is in the vertical meridian. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmatometry | Determination of the form and measurement of the degree of astigmatism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astigmia | <ophthalmology> A visual disturbance caused by an error in the refraction of light within the eye. (27 Sep 1997) |
| astomatous | Without a mouth. Synonym: astomous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| astomia | Congenital absence of a mouth. Origin: G. A-priv. + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| astomous | Without a mouth. Synonym: astomous. (05 Mar 2000) |