See Also: dyspnoea(medicine)
Dyspnoea(health)
dyspnoea(dictionary)
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea(medicine)

dyspnoea (iou)



dyspnoea noun. Also *dyspnea. M17.
[Latin from Greek duspnoia, from dus- DYS- + pnoe breathing: see -A1.]
Medicine. Difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath, as a symptom of disease.
dyspnoeal adjective = dyspnoeic L19.
dyspnoeic adjective of, pertaining to, or affected with dyspnoea M19.