L dispnoea < Gr dyspnoia < dys-, dys- + pnoē, breathing < pnein, to breathe: see pneuma
dyspnea in American English
(dɪspˈniə)
noun
Pathology
difficult or labored breathing
Derived forms
dyspnealdyspneic
adjective
Word origin
[1675–85; dys- + -pnea]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: denature, muscular, stoma, surf, upstreamdys- is a combining form meaning “ill,” “bad,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix dys- include: dysarthria, dysautonomia, dysfunction, dysmetria, dystrophic