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(medicine) Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat..
Use platypnea when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Platypnea means (medicine) Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include orthopnea, orthopnoea, orthopnœa.
Use platypnea where its definition matches the intended context.
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