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dyspnea vs breathlessness

breathlessness vs dyspnea

dyspnea and breathlessness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dyspnea Yes No No No
breathlessness Yes No No No
As nouns, breathlessness is a hyponym of dyspnea; that is, breathlessness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dyspnea:
  • dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration
  • breathlessness: a dyspneic condition
Other hyponyms of dyspnea include orthopnea, shortness of breath, SOB.
dyspnea (noun) breathlessness (noun)
difficult or labored respiration a dyspneic condition
Difference between dyspnea and breathlessness

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