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orthopnœic

orthopnœic is the obsolete form of orthopneic.

Meaning of orthopneic

Adjective

orthopneic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.

Forms of orthopnœic

comparativemore orthopnœic
superlativemost orthopnœic

Questions about orthopnœic

What is orthopnœic the obsolete form of?
Orthopnœic is the obsolete form of orthopneic.

Words near orthopnœic in the dictionary

  1. orthopnoeas
  2. orthopnoeic
  3. orthopnoic
  4. orthopny
  5. orthopnœa
  6. orthopnœic
  7. orthopod
  8. orthopods
  9. orthopositronium
  10. orthopox
  11. orthopoxviral

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthopnœic (page history and authors); orthopneic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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