dyspnea

(disp nē′ə)

noun

shortness of breath

Origin: L dispnoea < Gr dyspnoia < dys-, dys- + pnoē, breathing < pnein, to breathe: see pneuma

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noun

Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath. Also called air hunger.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dyspnoea

Origin: , from Greek duspnoia

Origin: : dus-, dys-

Origin: + pnoiā, -pnoia, breathing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots

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