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

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Etymology

Origin of dyspnea

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

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Example Sentences

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dyspnea

“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

Rapid, irregular, or difficult breathing is known as dyspnea, and in all such cases the animal has difficulty in obtaining as much oxygen as it requires.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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