dyspnea
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Asthma, pneumonia, dyspnea, bronchitis, shortness of breath,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2016
The growing uterus exerts upward pressure on the diaphragm, decreasing the volume of each inspiration and potentially causing shortness of breath, or dyspnea.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The pain and resultant dyspnea kept the boy out of school for more than a month.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2011
Of cancer of the lungs the constant symptoms seem to be: pain, dyspnea, cough, weakness, loss of weight, cachexia, fever, anorexia.
From Time Magazine Archive
In great dyspnea the horse stands with his front feet apart, with his neck straight out, and his head extended upon his neck.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
