Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.
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- noun pathology Difficult or labored
respiration .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Additional findings showed that factors associated with long-term dyspnea in cancer survivors included presence of dyspnea before lung cancer surgery, reduced diffusion capacity
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Abernethy says shortness of breath (also known as dyspnea) is a common symptom in very advanced stages of many diseases and disorders.
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CorVue ™ is designed to minimize side effects such as dyspnea, flushing, heart block and chest pain.
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If a cough or dyspnea develops evaluate for respiratory tract irritation, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Freon Abuse 2010
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Cough or dyspnea should be evaluated in the emergency department.
poison prevention for Delaware, Lehigh Valley, S.E. Pennsylvania 2010
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Brilinta is also less convenient for patients than both [ Eli Lilly and Co .'s] Effient and Plavix due to twice daily dosing and a 14% dyspnea [breathlessness] rate, the broker said.
AstraZeneca Shares Rise on Drug's Approval Sten Stovall 2011
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Pan CX, Morrison RS, Ness J, et al.: Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting near the end of life.
Nalini Chilkov: Can Acupuncture Treatment Help Cancer Patients? 2010
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Stage 1: presence of obesity-related sub-clinical risk factors (elevated blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, fatty liver, etc.), mild physical symptoms (dyspnea on moderate exertion, occasional aches and pains, etc.), mild psychopathology, mild functional limitations or mild impairment of well-being
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity Classification: Time to Move Beyond BMI? 2008
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Pan CX, Morrison RS, Ness J, et al.: Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting near the end of life.
Nalini Chilkov: Can Acupuncture Treatment Help Cancer Patients? 2010
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• Shortness of breath (dyspnea) • Dry cough, runny nose or stuffy nose, scratchy throat and head congestion
qms commented on the word dyspnea
Pygmalion carved Galatea
And gave himself instant dyspnea.
The girl of his making
He made so breathtaking
He gasped and he panted to see her.
September 12, 2016