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respiratory distress

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 呼吸窘迫 (hūxī jiǒngpò) — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Finnish: hypoksia — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • French: hypoxie — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • French: détresse respiratoire — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • French: insuffisance respiratoire — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Greek: αναπνευστική δυσχέρεια (anapnefstikí dyschéreia) — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Hungarian: légzési nehézség — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Hungarian: légzési elégtelenség — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Polish: niewydolność oddechowa — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream
  • Spanish: distrés respiratorio — heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream