Dysp-næ'ă, n.

noun

(disp-nē'ă), n. [Gr. δῦσπνοια, from δῦσπνους, short of breath, from δυσ-, ill, and πνοή, breathing, πνεῖν, to blow, breathe; Lat. dyspnoea, Fr. dyspnée.] (Med.) A difficulty of breathing. Coxe.