mountain sickness
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| mountain sickness | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: altitude sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft) |
| 2. | vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure |
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Mountain sickness
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Medical Dictionary
mountain sickness moun·tain sickness (moun'tən)
n.
Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.
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Example sentences
Some medications are available for prevention or treatment of acute mountain sickness.
If things don't go well, one can get acute mountain sickness, which often starts with a headache reminiscent of a hangover.
But chances are he's suffering from the sudden onset of acute mountain sickness.
Chronic mountain sickness is characterized by excessive red blood cell production which causes sludging of the vascular system.
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