difficulty breathing

collocation in English

meaningsofdifficultyandbreathing

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difficulty
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəl.t̬i/
the fact of not being easy to do ...
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breathing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/us
/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/
the act or process of taking air into your lungs and ...
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(Definition ofdifficultyandbreathingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She haddifficultybreathingand reported generalized pain.
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The girl twin was born active and taking breaths but clearly had a small chest, greatdifficultybreathing, and palpably enlarged kidneys.
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At least 50% of participants experienced some degree of shortness of breath, cough,difficultybreathing, appetite loss, weight loss, or unclear thinking at their baseline assessment.
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It was a hazardous journey, as the child was havingdifficultybreathing.
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The destruction of these nerves weakens the muscles supplied by the cranial nerves, producing symptoms of encephalitis, and causesdifficultybreathing, speaking and swallowing.
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Intermediate syndrome in humans is characterized bydifficultybreathingand muscular weakness, often in the face neck and proximal limb muscles.
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Soon after, the victim will then havedifficultybreathingand will experience nausea and drooling.
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Symptoms are seen most commonly between the ages of one to three weeks and include severe diarrhea,difficultybreathing, and anorexia.
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Lingual thyroid may be asymptomatic, or give symptoms such as dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), dysphonia (difficulty talking) and dyspnea (difficultybreathing).
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Chronic infection can cause loss of appetite, weight loss, lethargy, exercise intolerance, coughing, anddifficultybreathing.
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Regardless of type, an individual with sleep apnea is rarely aware of havingdifficultybreathing, even upon awakening.
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They may also include hives and evendifficultybreathing.
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Examples of majors include chest pain,difficultybreathing, abdominal pain and neurological complaints.
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Less commonly, chest pain/tightness, tremor, dizziness, feeling faint, a high or low blood pressure, shortness of breath anddifficultybreathingmay occur.
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Only one of the children is injured, but she is having significantdifficultybreathingand is in mortal danger.
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However, they are also connected to conditions such as fever, feeling cold, and havingdifficultybreathing.
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Rare but serious allergic reactions are possible (symptoms include itching, swelling, anddifficultybreathing).
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Symptoms of the virus included rashes,difficultybreathing, and dizziness.
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They can be accompanied by dizziness ordifficultybreathing.
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However, an allergic reaction to its venom can be fatal; symptoms can includedifficultybreathing, excessive swelling, and prolonged pain.
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