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mountain sickness

Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.

mountain sickness

1. Also called altitude sickness (Medicine / Pathology) nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft.)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure

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mountain sickness - nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet

altitude sickness - effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes

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mountain sickness (redirected from High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema)

mountain sickness
(redirected from High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema)