altheaalthea(n.) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.(n.) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
asthmaasthma(n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.