dyspnoea vs shortness of breath

dyspnoea and shortness of breath both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dyspnoea	Yes	No	No	No
shortness of breath	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shortness of breath is a hyponym of dyspnoea; that is, shortness of breath is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dyspnoea:

dyspnoea: difficult or labored respiration
shortness of breath: a dyspneic condition

Other hyponyms of dyspnoea include orthopnea, breathlessness, SOB.

dyspnoea (noun)	shortness of breath (noun)
difficult or labored respiration	a dyspneic condition

dyspnoea vs shortness of breath

dyspnoea and shortness of breath both are nouns.

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