orthopnœa

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orthopnœa

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obsolete Obsolete spelling of orthopnoea We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […]

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@misc{orthopn_a_2026,
  title = {orthopnœa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orthopn%C5%93a},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}