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dyspnea

[ disp-nee-uh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. difficult or labored breathing.


dyspnea

/ ĭ-ŧə /

  1. Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ա· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dyspnea1

First recorded in 1675–85; dys- + -pnea
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There are three major reasons people feel a sense of dyspnea, or labored breathing, Moss said.

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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.

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“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.

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In technical terms, this shortness of breath is called dyspnea.

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“Asthma, pneumonia, dyspnea, bronchitis, shortness of breath,” she said.

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