Difficulty+of+breathing
101distressful — distress ► NOUN 1) extreme anxiety or suffering. 2) the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty. 3) Medicine a state of physical strain, especially difficulty in breathing. ► VERB 1) cause distress to. 2) give (furniture, leather …
102distressing — distress ► NOUN 1) extreme anxiety or suffering. 2) the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty. 3) Medicine a state of physical strain, especially difficulty in breathing. ► VERB 1) cause distress to. 2) give (furniture, leather …
103Asthma — Asth ma (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short drawn breath, fr. ? to blow, for ?: cf. Skr. v[=a], Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind.] (Med.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at… …
104Cynanche — Cy*nan che (s? n?n k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ????? a dog s collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. {Quinsy}.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.… …
105Orthopnoea — Or thop*n[oe] a, Orthopny Or*thop ny, n. [L. orthopnoea, Gr. ?; orqo sstraight, right + pnei^n to breathe: cf. F. orthopn[ e]e.] (Med.) Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension …
106Orthopny — Orthopnoea Or thop*n[oe] a, Orthopny Or*thop ny, n. [L. orthopnoea, Gr. ?; orqo sstraight, right + pnei^n to breathe: cf. F. orthopn[ e]e.] (Med.) Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by …
107Phthisicky — Phthis ick*y, a. Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing. [1913 Webster] …
108Ruttle — Rut tle, n. A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
109cystic fibrosis — noun Date: 1938 a hereditary disease especially among whites that appears usually in early childhood, is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, involves functional disorder of the exocrine glands, and is marked especially by faulty digestion… …
110pneumonia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn lung, alteration of pleumōn more at pulmonary Date: 1603 a disease of the lungs characterized especially by inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue followed by resolution and by fever,… …