Dyspnoea

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dyspnoea \Dysp*n[oe]"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? short of
     breath; pref. dys- ill, hard + ?, ?, breathing, ? to blow,
     breathe: cf. F. dyspn['e]e.] (Med.)
     Difficulty of breathing.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dyspnoea
       n : difficult or labored respiration [syn: {dyspnea}]