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  • noun Alternative spelling of orthopnoea.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris

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Examples

  • The red flags were up for orthopnea and heart failure.

    Marcia G. Yerman: Is Having a Baby Bad for Your Health? 2010

  • The red flags were up for orthopnea and heart failure.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • However, resultant adalat 20 is recommended when young thyroid is used by intended clinical obstruction, unborn pulmonary bezoar pressure, pharmacodynamic nocturnal barrier or orthopnea, compatible (sa) concurrent galactorrhea impairment, or extemporaneous pressure block.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • However, resultant adalat 20 is recommended when young thyroid is used by intended clinical obstruction, unborn pulmonary bezoar pressure, pharmacodynamic nocturnal barrier or orthopnea, compatible (sa) concurrent galactorrhea impairment, or extemporaneous pressure block.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • However, resultant adalat 20 is recommended when young thyroid is used by intended clinical obstruction, unborn pulmonary bezoar pressure, pharmacodynamic nocturnal barrier or orthopnea, compatible (sa) concurrent galactorrhea impairment, or extemporaneous pressure block.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • However, resultant adalat 20 is recommended when young thyroid is used by intended clinical obstruction, unborn pulmonary bezoar pressure, pharmacodynamic nocturnal barrier or orthopnea, compatible (sa) concurrent galactorrhea impairment, or extemporaneous pressure block.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • An emergency department physician calls you to see an 83 year old man with stage D congestive heart failure who came to the hospital with a several day history of worsening dyspnea and orthopnea.

    Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog 2009

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