noun
definition
Difficult or labored respiration; shortness of breath.
Examples of dyspnea in a Sentence
Pulmonary problems include both obstructive and restrictive lung disease, with symptoms of exertional dyspnea, sleep apnea, and reduced pulmonary endurance.
Two days after the third course started, she suffered from dyspnea caused by congestive heart failure.
Speech is affected, and the victim usually exhibits dyspnea, cyanosis, and hypotension.
Symptoms in infants may include shortness of breath (dyspnea), difficulty in feeding, and poor weight gain.
Physical examination may reveal a pale child with some degree of dyspnea.
Pneumonia is suspected in a child who has symptoms such as fever, cough, chest pain, difficulty breathing (shortness of breath or dyspnea), and an increased number of breaths per minute (respiration).