dyspnoeic

/dis'pni:ik/
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dyspnoeic

The patient is dyspnoeic after climbing the stairs.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Experiencing or characterized by dyspnea: The word "dyspnoeic" describes the state of having difficult or labored breathing. It is a medical and formal term for being short of breath.
    • Breathless: It can also mean being out of breath, typically due to exertion, emotion, or a medical condition.
Usage and Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The patient was admitted to the hospital in a dyspnoeic state. (The patient was admitted to the hospital experiencing labored breathing.)
    • After climbing the steep hill, she felt dyspnoeic and had to rest. (After climbing the steep hill, she felt short of breath and had to rest.)
    • The doctor noted the dyspnoeic symptoms in the medical report. (The doctor noted the symptoms of difficult breathing in the medical report.)
Advanced Usage
  • Clinical Context: "Dyspnoeic" is primarily used in medical, clinical, or formal descriptive writing to precisely denote respiratory distress.
    • The emergency team focused on stabilizing the dyspnoeic infant.
  • Descriptive Use: It can be used in a more general, though still formal, way to describe intense breathlessness.
    • He was dyspnoeic with anxiety as he waited for the news.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dyspnea (noun): The condition of difficult or labored breathing.
    • The main symptom was acute dyspnea.
  • Dyspnoeal (adjective): An alternative, less common adjective form with the same meaning as "dyspnoeic."
  • Dyspnoeic (adjective, alternative spelling): Dyspneic is the more common American English spelling.
Synonyms
  • Breathless: Lacking breath, gasping.
  • Short of breath: Experiencing difficulty in breathing.
  • Winded: Temporarily breathless from exertion.
  • Gasping: Catching one's breath with an open mouth.
Antonyms
  • Eupneic: Breathing normally and easily.
  • Breathing easily: In a state of normal, unlabored respiration.
dyspnoeic

The patient is dyspnoeic after climbing the stairs.

Adjective
  1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
    • breathless at thought of what I had done
    • breathless from running
    • followed the match with breathless interest

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