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altitude sickness

noun

Pathology.

a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.

altitude sickness

noun

another name for mountain sickness

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Word History and Origins

Origin of altitude sickness¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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"It helps to protect the body from altitude sickness," he said.

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He was rescued again on Saturday after suffering from altitude sickness but is now out of danger.

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"I live about a mile away and regularly suffer from altitude sickness," said one.

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Their oxygen supply dwindled, producing a syndrome resembling altitude sickness, due to a miscalculation about photosynthesis.

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Lieutenant Alkonis’s family and supporters insisted that he had suffered from altitude sickness and been denied due process in a foreign court system that gave little weight to his guilty plea and repeated apologies.

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