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dyspnoea vs breathlessness

breathlessness vs dyspnoea

dyspnoea and breathlessness both are nouns.

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

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