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orthopnea

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[awr-thop-nee-uh, awr-thop-nee-uh, -thuhp-] / ɔrˈθɒp ni ə, ˌɔr θɒpˈni ə, -θəp- /
Or orthopnoea

noun

Pathology.

  1. difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.

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Etymology

Origin of orthopnea

1650–60; < Greek orthópnoia, equivalent to orthópno ( os ) breathing upright ( ortho- ortho- + pno ( ḗ ) breath + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

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