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dyspnea
[ disp-nee-uh ]
noun
- difficult or labored breathing.
dyspnea
/ dĭsp-nē′ə /
- Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.
Other Words From
- dysp·ne·ic adjective
Example Sentences
There are three major reasons people feel a sense of dyspnea, or labored breathing, Moss said.
A person experiencing shortness of breath — the medical term is “dyspnea” — can feel winded doing something as simple as walking, taking the stairs or even sitting still, according to the Chest Foundation.
“Due to chlorine attack in EastGhouta, patients are struggling w/symptoms such as severe dyspnea, sweating, congestion of mucus membranes, severe runny nose, wheezing & conjunctival erythema,” Sams wrote on social media.
In technical terms, this shortness of breath is called dyspnea.
“Asthma, pneumonia, dyspnea, bronchitis, shortness of breath,” she said.
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