chronic mountain sickness


chron·ic moun·tain sick·ness

loss of high altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure (for example, by residence), characterized by extreme polycythemia, exaggerated hypoxemia, and reduced mental and physical capacity; relieved by descent. Synonym(s): altitude erythremia, chronic soroche, Monge disease

chron·ic moun·tain sick·ness

(kron'ik mown'tăn sik'nĕs) Loss of high altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure (e.g., by residence), characterized by extreme polycythemia, exaggerated hypoxemia, and reduced mental and physical capacity; relieved by descent.
Synonym(s): Monge disease.

Monge Medrano,

Carlos, Peruvian professor of medicine and high altitude specialist, 1884-1970. Monge disease - loss of high-altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure. Synonym(s): chronic mountain sickness; Monge syndromeMonge syndrome - Synonym(s): Monge disease