SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shortness of breath mean? 

• SHORTNESS OF BREATH (noun)
  The noun SHORTNESS OF BREATH has 1 sense:

1. a dyspneic condition

  Familiarity information: SHORTNESS OF BREATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORTNESS OF BREATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dyspneic condition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

breathlessness; shortness of breath; SOB

Hypernyms ("shortness of breath" is a kind of...):

dyspnea; dyspnoea (difficult or labored respiration)

 Context examples 

Her explanation, defective only in being—from her irritation of nerves and shortness of breath—no explanation at all, was instantly given.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Symptoms you might notice include fever, shortness of breath, fluid buildup in your arms or legs, tiny red spots on your skin, and weight loss.

(Endocarditis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Being exposed to ethylene oxide can cause lung damage, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness of breath.

(Ethylene oxide, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment to manage or alleviate difficult or painful breathing or shortness of breath.

(Dyspnea Management, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by nausea, headache, tachycardia, hypotension, rash, and shortness of breath; it is caused by the release of cytokines from the cells.

(Cytokine Release Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A syndrome that occurs after therapeutic infusion of antibodies into the blood and is characterized by nausea, headache, tachycardia, hypotension, rash, and shortness of breath.

(Cytokine Release Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Other symptoms of GAD include being restless, being tired or irritable, muscle tension, not being able to concentrate or sleep well, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, sweating, and dizziness.

(GAD, NCI Dictionary)

Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.

(Dyspnea, NCI Dictionary)

Later symptoms include coughing and shortness of breath.

(Hantavirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Anemia not associates with symptoms of fatigue, headaches, palpitations, or shortness of breath.

(Mild Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)