Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases among children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and a leading cause of disability among children.
Tikva Frymer-Kensky. Tikva Simone Frymer-Kensky (1943 â August 31, 2006) was a Professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She received her MA and PhD from Yale University.
(redirected from pesky) Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia. A gene on chromosome 9p13 that encodes a CC-type cytokine, which is characterised by two adjacent cysteines and, as with all cytokines, is involved in immunoregulatory and inflammatory processes.