Dyspnoeic (Adjective)
Meaning
Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The patient was dyspnoeic and required oxygen therapy to assist with breathing.
- After climbing the stairs, she was dyspnoeic and had to sit down to catch her breath.
- The doctor examined the dyspnoeic infant and prescribed medication to help alleviate the symptoms.
- The elderly man was dyspnoeic and struggled to speak in complete sentences due to his labored breathing.
- The athlete was dyspnoeic after completing the marathon and had to be treated for dehydration.