status asthmaticus vs asthma

status asthmaticus and asthma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
status asthmaticus	Yes	No	No	No
asthma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, asthma is a hypernym of status asthmaticus; that is, asthma is a word with a broader meaning than status asthmaticus:

status asthmaticus: a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment
asthma: respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

Other hypernyms of status asthmaticus include asthma attack, bronchial asthma.

status asthmaticus (noun)	asthma (noun)
a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment	respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin