respiratory distress

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respiratory distress

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  1. uncountable The quality and symptom of having a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

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noun heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream

Españoldistrés respiratorio
中文呼吸窘迫 hūxī jiǒngpò
Françaishypoxie, détresse respiratoire, insuffisance respiratoire
Ελληνικάαναπνευστική δυσχέρεια anapnefstikí dyschéreia

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@misc{respiratory_distress_2026,
  title = {respiratory distress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/respiratory%20distress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}