NOUN | state | altitude sickness | effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes |
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Meaning | Effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes. | |
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Narrower | mountain sickness | nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet |
Broader | hypoxia | oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency |
Spanish | mal de altura | |
Catalan | mal d'alçada |
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