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ORTHOPNEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("orthopnea" is a kind of...):
dyspnea; dyspnoea (difficult or labored respiration)
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