respiratory distress

English

Noun

respiratory distress (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• acute respiratory distress syndrome
• adult respiratory distress syndrome
• respiratory distress syndrome

Translations

heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呼吸窘迫 (hūxī jiǒngpò)

• Finnish: hypoksia (fi)
• French: hypoxie (fr) f, détresse respiratoire f, insuffisance respiratoire f
• Greek: αναπνευστική δυσχέρεια f (anapnefstikí dyschéreia)
• Hungarian: légzési nehézség, légzési elégtelenség
• Polish: niewydolność oddechowa f
• Spanish: distrés respiratorio m