orthopnoeicorthopneicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːθɒpˈniːɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɔrθɑpˈniɪk/

Forms: 1600s orthopnoic, 1600s orthopnoicke, 1700s orthopnoick, 1800s– orthopnoeic, 1900s– orthopneic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin orthopnoicus; Greek ὀρθοπνοικός.

Etymology: < classical Latin orthopnoicus (in Pliny as noun, denoting a person suffering from orthopnoea, in post-classical Latin from 4th cent. as adjective, of animals: compare quot. 1748), or its etymon ancient Greek ὀρθοπνοικός connected with orthopnoea, in Hellenistic Greek also a person suffering from orthopnoea < ὀρθόπνοια orthopnoea n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French orthopnoïque affected with orthopnoea (a1672), relating to orthopnoea (1838). Compare also asthmatic adj.In the form orthopnoeic probably influenced by orthopnoea n.

Medicine.

Suffering from orthopnoea; of or relating to orthopnoea.

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orthopnoeic1601

orthopnoical1657

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 370 Others also would..minister them in manner of a clystre unto those that were Orthopnoicke and Rheumaticke.

1748 tr. Vegetius Of Distempers Horses 71 From which Thing the Horse becomes orthopnoick.

1859 R. H. Semple tr. P. Bretonneau et al. Mem. Diphtheria 30 The orthopnœic affection of which he speaks was not really Malignant Angina.

1957 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Dec. 1485/1 If a patient is even slightly orthopnoeic he will not be able to sleep lying flat in bed.

1999 Canad. Jrnl. Anaesthesiol. 48 78 Four days before admission, she became orthopneic and was admitted to the intensive care unit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orthopnoeic
释义	orthopnoeicorthopneicadj. Brit. /ˌɔːθɒpˈniːɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔrθɑpˈniɪk/ Forms: 1600s orthopnoic, 1600s orthopnoicke, 1700s orthopnoick, 1800s– orthopnoeic, 1900s– orthopneic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin orthopnoicus; Greek ὀρθοπνοικός. Etymology: < classical Latin orthopnoicus (in Pliny as noun, denoting a person suffering from orthopnoea, in post-classical Latin from 4th cent. as adjective, of animals: compare quot. 1748), or its etymon ancient Greek ὀρθοπνοικός connected with orthopnoea, in Hellenistic Greek also a person suffering from orthopnoea < ὀρθόπνοια orthopnoea n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French orthopnoïque affected with orthopnoea (a1672), relating to orthopnoea (1838). Compare also asthmatic adj.In the form orthopnoeic probably influenced by orthopnoea n. Medicine. Suffering from orthopnoea; of or relating to orthopnoea. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > orthopnoea orthopnoeic1601 orthopnoical1657 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 370 Others also would..minister them in manner of a clystre unto those that were Orthopnoicke and Rheumaticke. 1748 tr. Vegetius Of Distempers Horses 71 From which Thing the Horse becomes orthopnoick. 1859 R. H. Semple tr. P. Bretonneau et al. Mem. Diphtheria 30 The orthopnœic affection of which he speaks was not really Malignant Angina. 1957 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Dec. 1485/1 If a patient is even slightly orthopnoeic he will not be able to sleep lying flat in bed. 1999 Canad. Jrnl. Anaesthesiol. 48 78 Four days before admission, she became orthopneic and was admitted to the intensive care unit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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