mountain sickness
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: altitude sickness. nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft)
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vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure
Etymology
Origin of mountain sickness
First recorded in 1840–50
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In his defence, US Navy doctors said he had been suffering from acute mountain sickness at the time of the accident.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
The symptoms of acute mountain sickness include headache, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, and flulike malaise, and they can all occur without any physical exertion.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2018
When I got to the top, I had mountain sickness, so I wasn’t thinking clearly,” Sean Turner said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2015
As early as 1787, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, conducting earth sciences research, documented mountain sickness there.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
We were winded, and I got mountain sickness so bad that I had to stretch out for a spell.
From The Red One by Jack London
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