altitude sickness
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd ˌsɪk.nəs/us/ˈæl.tə.tuːd ˌsɪk.nəs/(alsomountain sickness)breathingproblemsanddizzinessas aresultof having lessoxygentobreathein highareas, forexamplewhenclimbingmountains:
高空病,高山症At 16,000feet, hegrewnauseatedandweak,sufferingfromaltitudesickness.
Forpeopleworkingin themountains,altitudesicknessis anoccupationalhazard.
- They aresufferingfrom allkindsofmountainhazards, such asaltitudesickness,snowblindness, andhypothermia.
- Heestimatesthat 25percentofvisitorstoColoradosufferfromaltitudesickness.
- Altitudesicknessinflictsheadaches,nauseaandinsomniausuallylastingfrom 24 to 36hours.
Respiratory disorders
- anti-asthma
- anti-tubercular
- anti-tuberculosis
- anti-tuberculous
- apnoea
- asthmatic
- congested
- emphysema
- halitosis
- hepatopulmonary syndrome
- hyperventilate
- legionnaires' disease
- long Covid
- man flu
- sore throat
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
- ventilate