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dysp⋅ne⋅a

  [disp-nee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
difficult or labored breathing.
Origin:
1675–85; dys- + -pnea

Related forms:
dysp⋅ne⋅al, dysp⋅ne⋅ic, adjective
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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.
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Main Entry: dys·pnea
Variant: or chiefly British dys·pnoea /'dis(p)-nE-&/
Function: noun
: difficult or laboredrespiration —compare EUPNEA —dys·pne·ic or chiefly British dys·pnoe·ic /-nE-ik/ adjective
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dyspnea dysp·ne·a (dĭsp-nē'ə)
n.
Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath.

dysp·ne'ic (-nē'ĭk) adj.

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