Orthopnea
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Orthopneas
- possessive
- Orthopnea's
- pluralpossessive
- Orthopneas'