altitude sickness

noun

A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.

Similar
apoxiamountain sickness
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Meanings

nounaltitude sickness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.

    Synonyms: apoxia, mountain sickness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.

Similar
apoxiamountain sickness

Translations

Catalan mal d'altura, mal de muntanya
  • mal d'alturaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal de muntanyaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Chinese Mandarin 高山症, 高原反應 /高原反应
  • 高山症 (gāoshānzhèng)oxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • 高原反應 /高原反应 (gāoyuán fǎnyìng)oxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • 高反 (gāofǎn)oxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Danish højdesyge, bjergsyge
  • højdesygeoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • bjergsygeoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Finnish vuoristotauti
  • vuoristotautioxygen deficiency at high altitudes
French mal d'altitude, mal des montagnes
  • mal d'altitudeoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal des montagnesoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
German Höhenkrankheit
  • Höhenkrankheitoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Irish tinneas sléibhe
  • tinneas sléibheoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Japanese 高山病
  • 高山病 (kōzanbyō)oxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Korean 고산병
  • 고산병 (gosanbyeong)oxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Malay mabuk gunung
  • mabuk gunungoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Polish choroba wysokościowa
  • choroba wysokościowaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Portuguese mal das montanhas, mal da montanha
  • mal das montanhasoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal da montanhaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal de montanhaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal das alturasoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • mal de altitudeoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • doença das alturasoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • doença das montanhasoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Romanian rău de altitudine
  • rău de altitudineoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Spanish mal de montaña, soroche
  • mal de montañaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • sorocheoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • punaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • sorojchioxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • apunamientooxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • asorocharseoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • apunarseoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Swedish höjdsjuka
  • höjdsjukaoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Turkish akut dağ hastalığı, irtifa hastalığı
  • akut dağ hastalığıoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
  • irtifa hastalığıoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Welsh salwch pen mynydd
  • salwch pen mynyddoxygen deficiency at high altitudes
Cite this entry
APA

altitude sickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altitude%20sickness

MLA

“altitude sickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altitude%20sickness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altitude sickness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altitude%20sickness.

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