[disp-nee-uh] 
| difficult or labored breathing. |
| dysp·ne·a (dĭsp-nē'ə) n. Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath. Also called air hunger. [Latin dyspnoea, from Greek duspnoia : dus-, dys- + pnoiā, -pnoia, breathing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.] dysp·ne'ic (-nē'ĭk) adj. |
dyspnea dysp·ne·a (dĭsp-nē'ə)
n.
Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.
| dyspnea (dĭsp-nē'ə) Pronunciation Key
Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath. |
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