platypnea

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platypnea

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From platy- + -pnea, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, breathing”).

noun

uncountable Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat.

Opposite: orthopnea, orthopnoea, orthopnœa

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Opposite: orthopnea, orthopnoea, orthopnœa

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@misc{platypnea_2026,
  title = {platypnea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platypnea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}