HyperDic: wheeziness

English > 1 sense of the word wheeziness:
NOUNstatewheezinesspresence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)
English > wheeziness: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningpresence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis).
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Adjectiveswheezyrelating to breathing with a whistling sound

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