Dyspnoea

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, difficulty of breathing; difficult or labored respiration.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Difficulty of breathing.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
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  • noun. difficult or labored respiration
  • noun. difficult or labored respiration
  • Word Usage
    "No signs of violence were to be discovered upon Sir Charles's person, and though the doctor's evidence pointed to an almost incredible facial distortion -- so great that Dr. Mortimer refused at first to believe that it was indeed his friend and patient who lay before him -- it was explained that that is a symptom which is not unusual in cases of dyspnoea {2} and death from cardiac exhaustion."
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