dyspnea

American  

[disp-nee-uh] / dɪspˈni ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. difficult or labored breathing.

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dyspnea Scientific  

/ dĭsp-nē′ə /

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

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Other Word Forms

• dyspneic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of dyspnea

First recorded in 1675–85; dys- + -pnea

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2016

The growing uterus exerts upward pressure on the diaphragm, decreasing the volume of each inspiration and potentially causing shortness of breath, or dyspnea.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The pain and resultant dyspnea kept the boy out of school for more than a month.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 28, 2011

Of cancer of the lungs the constant symptoms seem to be: pain, dyspnea, cough, weakness, loss of weight, cachexia, fever, anorexia.

From Time Magazine Archive

There may be dyspnea and a sense of anguish accompanied with a rapid and feeble pulse.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall