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altitude sickness
noun
, Pathology.
- a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.
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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.
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He was left weakened, dehydrated and in pain by altitude sickness and exhaustion.
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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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