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múchadh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • asthma noun A chronic condition in which the airways narrow and swell, causing wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath, often triggered by allergens, cold air, or exercise.
  • obliteration noun The total destruction of something.
  • suffocation noun Death or loss of consciousness caused by being deprived of oxygen.

Senses

múchadh is used for these senses in English:

  • asthma (pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
  • quenching (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
  • suffocation (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

obliteration — full definition

  1. noun The total destruction of something.
  2. noun The concealing or covering of something.
  3. noun The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something.
  4. noun The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

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