orthopnoea

See also: orthopnœa

English

Alternative forms

• orthopnea, orthopnœa

Etymology

ortho- +‎ -pnoea, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀρθόπνοια (orthópnoia, “breathing only in an upright posture”), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath”).

Pronunciation

See full workup of the variants at Wikipedia > Shortness of breath > Collation of -pnea transcriptions.

Noun

orthopnoea (usually uncountable, plural orthopnoeas or orthopnoeae)

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

Derived terms

• orthopnoeic

See also

• dyspnoea