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Dyspnoea definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DYSPNOE'A, n. A difficulty of breathing.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: difficult or labored respiration [syn: dyspnea, dyspnoea]

Merriam Webster's

chiefly British variant of dyspnea

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (US dyspnea) Med. difficult or laboured breathing. Derivatives: dyspnoeic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk duspnoia (as DYS-, pneo breathe)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dyspnoea Dysp*n[oe]"a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? short of breath; pref. ? ill, hard + ?, ?, breathing, ? to blow, breathe: cf. F. dyspn['e]e.] (Med.) Difficulty of breathing.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [L.] (Med.) Difficulty of breathing.