🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

श्वसन कठिनाई

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shvasan kathinai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dyspnea/dɪsˈniː.ə/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"अस्थमा के रोगियों को श्वसन कठिनाई का अनुभव हो सकता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A medical condition characterized by difficulty in breathing.

    "Patients with asthma often experience episodes of dyspnea during physical exertion."
  2. 2

    Shortness of breath that may be caused by various medical conditions.

    "The doctor noted that the patient's dyspnea could be a sign of heart failure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dyspnea' originates from the Greek word 'dyspnoia', which combines 'dys-' meaning 'difficult' and 'pnoia' meaning 'breathing'. It has been used in medical contexts since the early 19th century to describe difficulty in breathing.

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