DYSPNEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dyspnea mean? 

• DYSPNEA (noun)
  The noun DYSPNEA has 1 sense:

1. difficult or labored respiration

  Familiarity information: DYSPNEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DYSPNEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Difficult or labored respiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dyspnea; dyspnoea

Hypernyms ("dyspnea" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dyspnea"):

orthopnea (form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris)

breathlessness; shortness of breath; SOB (a dyspneic condition)

Derivation:

dyspneal (not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty)

 Context examples 

Clinical signs include dysphagia with retrosternal pain, dyspnea and genital hypertrophy.

(Diffuse Leiomyomatosis Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A validated dyspnea rating scale may be useful.

(Decreased Peak Expiratory Flowrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical symptoms include cough, dyspnea and influenza-like symptoms with the development of the usual interstitial pneumonia in many cases.

(Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, fatigue, and edema.

(Congenital Pulmonary Artery Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 1 question and a 0-4 grade answer scale, where grade 0 represents the lowest level of dyspnea impairment perceived, and level 4 represents the greatest dyspnea impairment.

(Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to nitrobenzene irritates the skin, eyes and respiratory tract and can result in methemoglobinemia causing fatigue, dyspnea, dizziness, disturbed vision, shortness of breath, collapse and even death.

(Nitrobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs include dry cough, fever and dyspnea.

(Loffler Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical symptoms include cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, progressive dyspnea and fever secondary to recurrent pneumonia.

(Lung Sarcomatoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is often a symptomless condition but may be marked by varied symptoms (e.g. chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea, or palpitations) leading in some cases to endocarditis or ventricular tachycardia.

(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a severe and rapid onset of symptoms that may include chest pain, often radiating to the left arm and left side of the neck, dyspnea, sweating, and palpitations.

(Acute Myocardial Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)