ὀρθόπνοια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀρθός (orthós, straight, upright) + πνέω (pnéō, breathe).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀρθόπνοιᾰ • (orthópnoia) f (genitive ὀρθοπνοίᾱς); first declension

  1. upright breathing, orthopnoea, a type of asthma which only admits breathing in an upright posture

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: orthopnoea

Further reading

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