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View synonyms for altitude sickness

altitude sickness

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.


altitude sickness

noun

  1. another name for mountain sickness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of altitude sickness1

First recorded in 1915–20

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