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DyspneaSOB

Also called Shortness of breath

General MedicineEmergency MedicineCardiologyEssential

Subjective sensation of difficulty or discomfort in breathing, a cardinal symptom of cardiac and pulmonary disease.

Korean

호흡곤란(숨 가쁨)

숨 쉬기 어렵거나 숨이 차는 주관적 감각; 심장 및 호흡기 질환의 주요 증상.

French

Dyspnée(Essoufflement)

Sensation subjective de difficulté ou d'inconfort respiratoire ; symptôme cardinal des maladies cardiaques et respiratoires.

Word parts

  • dys-Prefix(Greek) Difficult, painful, abnormal
  • -pneaSuffix(Greek) Breathing

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