Term: orthopnea: form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: pentoxifylline: a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: traffic pattern: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: sword-cut: a scar from a cut made by a sword
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: flying buttress: a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: ectoplasm: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: shellac: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: grison: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: dental plaque: a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: racket: a loud and disturbing noise
Broader: dyspnea: difficult or labored respiration | Unrelated: gonion: the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw