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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

orthopnea n 1: form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris