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View synonyms for altitude sickness

altitude sickness

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.


altitude sickness

noun

  1. another name for mountain sickness


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Word History and Origins

Origin of altitude sickness1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

And now that you mention it, I also got seasick, and had altitude sickness, and had to be rescued a few times.

He was left weakened, dehydrated and in pain by altitude sickness and exhaustion.

But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.

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