altitude sicknessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd ˌsɪk.nəs/us/ˈæl.tə.tuːd ˌsɪk.nəs/specializedbreathing problems and dizziness as a result of having less oxygen to breathe in high areas, for example when climbing mountains
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Respiratory disorders
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cf
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- sinusitis
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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