dyspneic

American  

[disp-nee-ik] / dɪspˈni ɪk /

Rarely dyspneal

adjective

Pathology.

1. affected by or involving difficulty in breathing.

   The patient’s shortness of breath has become progressively worse, and she is now dyspneic after any minor exertion.

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Etymology

Origin of dyspneic

First recorded in 1800–10; dyspne(a) ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )

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dyspneic

Mayfair milliners hastily sketched up a line of fashionable "smoggles" in tulle, velvet and chiffon to please the modish dyspneic.

From Time Magazine Archive

The posterior pharyngeal wall should be examined in all dyspneic children for the possible existence of retropharyngeal abscess.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

I have had a physician patient who was very uncomfortable if alone on the streets of New York, even during the day, and whose symptoms at their worst were distinctly dyspneic or asthmatic.

From Health Through Will Power by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Anesthesia.—No dyspneic patient should be given a general anesthetic; because any patient dyspneic enough to need a tracheotomy for dyspnea is depending largely upon the action of the accessory respiratory muscles.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

In extremely dyspneic patients, if the operator is not confident in his ability for a prompt and sure introduction of a bronchoscope, it may be wise to do a tracheotomy first.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson