dyspnoea

British  

/ dɪspˈniːə /

noun

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

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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

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

After a time, the intervals between dilatations were increased to a month, and then to six weeks, without any return of the dyspnoea.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

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

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

This is sometimes the consequence of very great tympanites, which, by interfering with the descent of the diaphragm, gives rise to dyspnoea, but it may also occur as a purely nervous phenomenon.

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