Anhelation

/ænhɪˈleɪʃn̩/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
2. Mental or spiritual agitation.
3. Followed by after or for: eager desire; (countable) an instance of this.

Example Sentences

In a Diſpnœa, the breath is thick, vvithout noiſe or anhelation, and vvith leſs trouble.

[T]ruſt not upon that rule, that men buy cheapeſt at the end of the market, that heaven may be had for a breath at laſt, vvhen they that hear it cannot tel vvhether it be a ſigh or a gaſp, a religious breathing and anhelation after the next life, or natural breathing out, and exhalation of this; but find a ſpiritual good husbandry in that other rule, that the prime of the market is to be had at firſt: […]

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