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or·thop·noea
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orthopnoeanoun
Shortness of breath when lying flat.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Orthopnoeanoun
A disorder of the lungs, in which respiration can be performed only in an upright posture.
Etymology: ὀϱϑόπνοια; orthopnée, Fr.
His disease was an asthma oft turning to an orthopnœa; the cause a translation of tartarous humours from his joints to his lungs. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orthopnoea in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orthopnoea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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