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Origin of mountain sickness
First recorded in 1840–50
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British Dictionary definitions for mountain sickness
mountain sickness
noun
Also called: altitude sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12Â 000 ft)
vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure
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