- shortness of breath
- shortness of breath n difficulty in drawing sufficient breath: labored breathing
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shortness of breath
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shortness of breath — lack of breath, difficulty in respiration … English contemporary dictionary
shortness of breath — noun difficulty in breathing; dyspnea Syn: dyspnea … Wiktionary
shortness of breath — noun a dyspneic condition • Syn: ↑SOB, ↑breathlessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑breathless (for: ↑breathlessness) • Hypernyms: ↑dyspnea, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shortness — Short ness, n. The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… … English dictionary
shortness — noun 1. the property of being of short spatial extent (Freq. 1) the shortness of the Channel crossing • Ant: ↑longness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑length … Useful english dictionary
shortness — Pōkole. ♦ Shortness of breath, nae, naenae, oaikū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Breath (play) — Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett. An altered version was first included in Kenneth Tynan s revue Oh! Calcutta! , at the Eden Theatre in New York City on June 16, 1969. The UK premiere was at the Close Theatre Club in Glasgow … Wikipedia
SOB — Shortness Of Breath (Medical) Shortness Of Breath (Medical » Physiology) *** Short of breath (Medical » Oncology) *** Short of breath (Medical » Physiology) * Second Opinion Booth (Community » Media) * State Of Bliss (Community) * Some Other… … Abbreviations dictionary
SOBOE — shortness of breath on exertion … Medical dictionary
