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Definition: Shortness Of Breath |
Shortness Of BreathNoun1. A dyspneic condition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Shortness Of BreathSynonym: breathlessness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fatigue | Anhelation, shortness of breath; faintness; collapse, prostration, swoon, fainting, deliquium, syncope, lipothymy; goneness. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Shortness Of Breath |
| English words defined with "shortness of breath": Dyspnoic ♦ mountain sickness ♦ Puffingly. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "shortness of breath": anthracosilicosis ♦ fume fever ♦ high-altitude pulmonary edema ♦ Neurocirculatory Asthenia ♦ silo filler's disease, silo filler's lung, silo worker's asthma, silo-filler's disease, silo-fillers'disease. (references) |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Hantaviruses that cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) are carried in rodent droppings, especially the deer mouse. Incubation lasts for 15wks. Sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing. Credit: CDC. | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Dyspnea - Shortness of breath. (references) | |
This also helps stop shortness of breath. (references) | ||
Perhaps the best known symptom is shortness of breath ("dyspnea"). (references) | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
shortness of breath | 302 |
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| Language | Translations for "shortness of breath"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | asma (asthma, shortness, wheeziness), aamborstigheid (asthma, dyspnea, dyspnoea, shortness, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | astma (asthma, wheeziness), åndenød. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kortademigheid (dyspnea, dyspnoea), astma (asthma, wheeziness), aamborstigheid (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | astmeco (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | bróstmøði (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hengästyminen (breathlessness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | essoufflement, dyspnée, asthme, anhélation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kurzatmigkeit (breathlessness, dyspnea, puffiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | λαχάνιασμα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | asztma (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | plúchadh (asthma, wheeziness), múchadh (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | asma (asthma, asthmas, shortness, wheeziness), accorciamento del respiro. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 息切れ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いきぎれ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | asma (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ortnessshay ofay eathbray respiração ofegante. (various references) астма (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) asma (asthma, asthmas, wheeziness). (various references) solunum yetmezliği, nefes darlığı, astim (asthma, wheeziness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-f-h-h-n-o-o-r-r-s-s-s-t-t" | |
-5 letters: foreshortens, hearthstones, northeasters. | |
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