dyspnea

Noun

Meaning

difficult or labored respiration

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dyspnoea pant panting gasp wheeze palpitation apnea breathlessness hyperventilation hyperpnea shortness of breath apnoea dyspnoeal difficult respiration labored breathing

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Antonyms

eupnea eupnoea good breathing normal breathing resting respiratory rate quiet breathing

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Hypernyms

symptom

Hyponyms

sob breathlessness shortness of breath orthopnea

Related terms

apnea hyperpnea apnoea eupnea eupnoea eupnoeic

Phrases with the word

winter dyspnea

Examples

Although hypoxemia normally stimulates ventilation and produces dyspnea, these phenomena and the other symptoms and signs of hypoxia are sufficiently variable in patients with COPD as to be of limited value in patient assessment. Source: Internet

Common symptoms include dyspnea (shortness of breath) and peripheral edema (swelling of the legs). Source: Internet

Vora breathed his last at the Fortis hospital here, where he had been admitted since December 19 with complaints of dyspnea or shortness of breath with altered sensorium and hypotension (low blood pressure). Source: Internet

Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV), modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, exacerbation history (ExH), Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2011 groups, and lung volumes were reviewed. Source: Internet

The symptoms generally manifested in the disease are palpitations, fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea, angina, and congestive heart failure. Source: Internet

Common symptoms include fever (temperature of 37.8 C or greater), a new or worsening cough, and shortness of breath (dyspnea). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dysploid dysploidic dysploidy dyspneal dyspneic dyspnoea