platypnea
Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient…Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat.
Origin
From platy- + -pnea, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, bFrom platy- + -pnea, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, breathing”).
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Antonyms
3 antonymsorthopneaorthopnoeaorthopnœa
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable