δύσπνοια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῠσ- (dus-, prefix meaning ‘bad; difficult, hard; unfortunate’) + πνοή (pnoḗ, breath) + -ῐᾰ (-ia, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠ́σπνοιᾰ • (dúspnoia) f (genitive δῠσπνοἰᾱς); first declension

  1. difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
  2. contrary winds

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῠ́σπνοιᾰ (dúspnoia).

Noun

δύσπνοια • (dýspnoia) f (plural δύσπνοιες)

  1. (medicine) dyspnea, dyspnoea (difficult respiration)

Declension

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