Usually means: Difficulty in breathing or inhaling.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word shortness of breath:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. shortness of breath: Merriam-Webster
  2. shortness of breath: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shortness of breath: Vocabulary.com
  4. shortness of breath: Wiktionary
  5. shortness of breath: Dictionary.com
  6. Shortness of breath: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. shortness of breath: Rhymezone
  8. shortness of breath: FreeDictionary.org
  9. shortness of breath: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. shortness of breath: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shortness of breath: Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. shortness of breath: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Shortness of breath: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Shortness of breath: Merck Manuals
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Shortness of Breath: Medical dictionary
  6. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  7. Shortness of breath: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shortness of breath)

▸ noun:  Difficulty in breathing.

Similar:
dyspnea, breathlessness, pursiness, platypnea, bendopnea, bronchospasm, orthopnoea, labored breathing, hypopnea, oligopnea, more...

Opposite:
eupnea, normal breathing

Types:
asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia, anxiety, heart failure, allergies, obesity, more...

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Similar:
dyspnea, breathlessness, pursiness, platypnea, bendopnea, bronchospasm, orthopnoea, labored breathing, hypopnea, oligopnea, more...

Opposite:
eupnea, normal breathing

Types:
asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia, anxiety, heart failure, allergies, obesity, more...



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