What is the Latin word for asthma?

The usual Latin words for “asthma” are dyspnoea, ănhēlātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“asthma” in Latin

dyspnoeadyspnea (difficulty breathing)ănhēlātĭoa difficulty of breathing

The English word asthma itself goes back to Latin asthma.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

asthma

dyspnoea (δύσπνοια): anhelatio: spiritus angustior; angustiae spiritus. Also meatus animae gravior et sonantior (after Plin., 6, 16, 13). To have the asthma, dyspnoea laborare: gravem tardumque spiritum expedire.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for asthma?: The usual Latin words for “asthma” are dyspnoea, ănhēlātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.