English Explanatory Dictionary

orthopneic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.

Word forms

orthopneic orthopnoeic orthopnoic

Etymology

From orthopnea + -ic.

Derived words

orthopneic position
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