Dyspnea vs Suffocation - What's the difference?
dyspnea | suffocation |
(pathology) Difficult or labored (l).
(uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
As nouns the difference between dyspnea and suffocation
is that dyspnea is (pathology) difficult or labored (l) while suffocation is suffocation.dyspnea
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(wikipedia dyspnea)Alternative forms
* (l) (UK) * (UK)Noun
Synonyms
* shortness of breath * breathlessnesssuffocation
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Noun
- A child left unattended may die of suffocation .
- The coroner reported three suffocations last week.