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dyspnoea

British  
/ dɪspˈniːə /

noun

  1. difficulty in breathing or in catching the breath Compare eupnoea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of dyspnoea

C17: via Latin from Greek duspnoia, from dys- + pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe

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Each of the victims suffered from "malaise, paleness, fatigue, anorexia, dyspnoea and weight loss," accompanied by a trance-like, delirious state, according to the study.

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This complication is attended with increasing dyspnoea, decided lividity of the face and extremities, and great prostration.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Abstemiousness cures vertigo, cephalalgia, tendency to apoplexy, dyspnoea, gout, old ulcers, impetigo, scrofula, herpes, and various other maladies.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

The patient suffers from a peculiar kind of dyspnoea, and the breath and skin have a sweet ethereal odour.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

Two hours later the boy became conscious and complained of great thirst and dyspnoea.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

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