dyspnoea
US dyspnea
/ (dɪspˈniːə) /
noun
difficulty in breathing or in catching the breath
Compare eupnoea
Derived forms of dyspnoea
dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic, US dyspneal or dyspneic, adjectiveWord Origin for dyspnoea
C17: via Latin from Greek
duspnoia, from
dys- +
pnoē breath, from
pnein to breathe