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orthopnoeic

orthopnoeic is the alternative 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.

Questions about orthopnoeic

What is orthopnoeic the alternative form of?
Orthopnoeic is the alternative form of orthopneic.

Words near orthopnoeic in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthopnoeic (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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