DYSPNEA


Meaning of DYSPNEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdis(p)-nē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Latin dyspnoea, from Greek dyspnoia, from dyspnoos short of breath, from dys- + pnein to breathe — more at sneeze

Date: circa 1681

: difficult or labored respiration

• dys·pne·ic -nē-ik adjective

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