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Medical Definition of Platypnea
1. Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency. Compare: orthopnea. Origin: platy-+ G. Pnoe, a breathing (05 Mar 2000)
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1. Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency. Compare: orthopnea. Origin: platy-+ G. Pnoe, a breathing (05 Mar 2000)