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mountain sickness

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈmau̇n-tən ˈsɪk nɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈmau̇n-tən ˈsɪk nɪs/

Definitions of mountain sickness words

  • noun mountain sickness illness caused by being at high altitude 1
  • noun mountain sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft) 0
  • noun mountain sickness a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure 0
  • noun mountain sickness a feeling of weakness, nausea, etc. brought on at high altitudes by the rarefied air 0
  • noun mountain sickness (medicine) Altitude sickness. 0

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Parts of speech for Mountain sickness

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mountain sickness popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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