Synonyms for shortness of breath
short·ness of breath

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1. shortness of breathnoun

   Synonyms:
   dyspnea

2. shortness of breathnoun

   difficulty in breathing; dyspnea

   Synonyms:
   dyspnea

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1. shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessnessnoun

   a dyspneic condition

   Synonyms:
   son of a bitch, breathlessness, dickhead, bastard, prick, cocksucker, shit, whoreson, sobbing, asshole

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1. Murtaza Akhter:

   They're coming in with fever, shortness of breath, cough, body aches and, at least for me, basically everybody I test is positive, it is ridiculous.

2. Joe Allen:

   You see a slow onset of some symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath or coughing, this is a disease that is irreversible, often requiring a lung transplant.

3. Richard Levitan:

   Their X-ray's looked awful, their oxygen was terrible, and yet they're completely awake, alert on a cell phone, and they all said is they've been somewhat sick for days, and then only recently did they notice either shortness of breath or fatigue or something else.

4. Van Kerkhove:

   When we actually go back and we say how many of them were truly asymptomatic, we find out that many have really mild disease, they're not quote-unquote Covid symptoms -- meaning they may not have developed fever yet, they may not have had a significant cough, or they may not have shortness of breath -- but some may have mild disease.

5. Purvi Parikh:

   Most deaths from asthma come from uncontrolled asthma. Make sure your asthma is always well controlled by having your child on the correct preventative medications. Seeing an asthma specialist such as pulmonologist or allergist can also help, signs of uncontrolled asthma can sneak up on you, so be sure to know the symptoms of it : waking up at night, using your quick relief inhaler more than twice a week, needing oral or injected steroids one to two times per year, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath -- all of these are signs your asthma is not controlled.