altitude sickness
Höhenkrankheit
A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudesA pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.
» Inexperienced climbers often suffer with altitude sickness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.
Höhenkrankheit
effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
Examples
3 sentencesInexperienced climbers often suffer with altitude sickness.
She has altitude sickness.
ruУ нее высотная болезнь. — yatomoya
"I have a headache." "It's altitude sickness."
Translations
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By meaning 1
oxygen deficiency at high altitudes:
Synonyms
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