dyspnoea
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- dyspnoeal adjective
Etymology
Origin of dyspnoea
C17: via Latin from Greek duspnoia, from dys- + pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe
Example Sentences
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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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When the dyspnoea is alarming, emetics, and the general warm bath should be brought into requisition.
From Project Gutenberg
Two hours later the boy became conscious and complained of great thirst and dyspnoea.
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The little patient was a girl of about four years of age, who on the fifth or sixth day of a severe laryngeal diphtheria developed symptoms of laryngeal stenosis, with great dyspnoea.
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The patient suffers from a peculiar kind of dyspnoea, and the breath and skin have a sweet ethereal odour.
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