mountain sickness

Origin of mountain sickness

First recorded in 1840–50

"It's the soroche, the mountain-sickness," explained Professor Ditson.

The Inca Emerald |Samuel Scoville
The severity of mountain-sickness differs greatly in different localities, apparently not depending entirely on the altitude.

Inca Land |Hiram Bingham
And how will I manage to tow along this lump of a Pinocchio who is half dead with mountain-sickness?

The Heart of Pinocchio |Collodi Nipote

mountain sickness

Also called: altitude sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft)

vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure

mountain sickness

[ moun′tən ]

Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.