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单词 mountain sickness
释义

mountain sickness

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noun Pathology.

altitude sickness.

Origin of mountain sickness

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby mountain sickness

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Example sentences from the Web for mountain sickness

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British Dictionary definitions for mountain sickness

mountain sickness

noun

Also called: altitude sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft)
vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for mountain sickness

mountain sickness
[ mountən ]

n.

Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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