respiratory distress

English

Noun

respiratory distress (uncountable)

(medicine) The quality and symptom of a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

Derived terms

respiratory distress syndrome

Translations

heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream

Chinese:
Mandarin: 呼吸窘迫 (hūxī jiǒngpò)
Finnish: hypoksia

French: hypoxie (fr) f, détresse respiratoire f, insuffisance respiratoire f
Greek: αναπνευστική δυσχέρεια f (anapnefstikí dyschéreia)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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