Clinical Diagnosis · Pathology · Hard
Dyspnea
Meaning: Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
In practice: Dyspnea during exertion can be a sign of heart or lung disease.
Word parts
- dys- means difficult or abnormal
- -pnea means breathing
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