air hunger
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The resulting sensation of breathlessness or air hunger, Liberles said, can be distressing, yet little is known about how it arises.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
His lawyers said the drugs placed him at risk of air hunger, a phenomenon which causes terror as the patient struggles to catch his breath.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2014
“He did not experience pain, distress or air hunger after the drugs were administered or when the bodily movements and sounds occurred,” the state said.
From Time ● May 28, 2014
Lawyers for McGuire said the drugs placed him at risk of air hunger, a phenomenon which causes terror as the patient struggles to catch his breath.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2014
At times there may be exaggerated and deepened respiratory movements—the so-called air hunger.
From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles
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