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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

al′titude sick′ness, [Pathol.]

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

1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

altitude sickness

another name for mountain sickness

'altitude sickness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

mountain sickness - puna

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