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platypnœa

platypnœa is the alternative form of platypnea.

Meaning of platypnea

Noun

platypnea (uncountable)

  1. Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat.

Questions about platypnœa

What is platypnœa the alternative form of?
Platypnœa is the alternative form of platypnea.

Words near platypnœa in the dictionary

  1. platyphylline
  2. platyphyllous
  3. platypi
  4. platypnea
  5. platypnoea
  6. platypnœa
  7. platypodes
  8. platypodid
  9. platypodids
  10. platypodine
  11. platypterygiine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: platypnœa (page history and authors); platypnea (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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