dyspnoea
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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.
From Fox News • Nov. 21, 2019
From this date the dyspnoea became more urgent, and death occurred at 4 P.M. on the 23d.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
During a paroxysm the dyspnoea is usually extreme; there is a gasping or sighing respiration, and shrill, inarticulate sounds or screams are emitted which have been likened to the bark of a dog.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This succession of dozing apnoea and waking dyspnoea belongs to a late stage of heart disease, and usually ends in death.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In croup the best sign is, after a hoarse, dry, barking cough and dyspnoea, a soft, liquid r�le, heard in the larynx and trachea during respiration or coughing.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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