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orthopnoeas

orthopnoeas is the plural of orthopnoea.

Meaning of orthopnoea

Noun

orthopnoea (usually uncountable, plural orthopnoeas or orthopnoeae)

  1. (usually) Shortness of breath when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair.

Questions about orthopnoeas

What is orthopnoeas the plural of?
Orthopnoeas is the plural of orthopnoea.

Words near orthopnoeas in the dictionary

  1. orthopneumovirus
  2. orthopneumoviruses
  3. orthopnic
  4. orthopnoea
  5. orthopnoeae
  6. orthopnoeas
  7. orthopnoeic
  8. orthopnoic
  9. orthopny
  10. orthopnœa
  11. orthopnœic

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