dyspnoea
dyspnoea (disp-nee-ă) n. laboured or difficult breathing. Dyspnoea can be due to obstruction to the flow of air into and out of the lungs (as in bronchitis and asthma), various diseases affecting the tissue of the lung, or heart disease.
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