DYSPNOEA


Meaning of DYSPNOEA in English

[ dɪsp'ni:ə ]

( US dyspnea )

■ noun Medicine laboured breathing.

Derivatives

dyspnoeic adjective

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk duspnoia , from dus- 'difficult' + pnoē 'breathing'.

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