Look up: wheeze

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   wheeze
   [n] - breathing with a husky or whistling sound 2. [v] - breathe with difficulty
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   Wheeze
   a high-pitched sound produced during breathing because of narrowing of the airways; common sign of asthma
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   Wheeze
   Wheeze intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wheezed ; present participle & verbal noun Wheezing .] [ Middle English whesen , Anglo-Saxon hw ... san (cf. Icelandic hvæsa to hiss, Swedish hväsa , Danish hvæse ); akin to Anglo-Saxon hw ... sta a cough, Dutch hoest
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   Wheeze
   Wheeze noun 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. 2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the 'stage whisper.' It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
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   wheeze
   To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. 'Wheezing lungs.' ... Origin: OE. Whesen, AS. Hwsan (cf. Icel. Hvaesa to hiss, Sw. Hvasa, Dan. Hvaese); akin to AS. Hwsta a cough, D. Hoest, G. Husten, OHG. Huosto, Icel. Hsti, Lith. Kosti to cough, Skr. Ks. Cf. Husky hoarse. ... Source: Websters Dictiona ...
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   wheeze
   noun breathing with a husky or whistling sound
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   wheeze
   noun (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; `a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat`
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   Wheeze
   A `wheeze` is a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. For wheezes to occur, some part of the respiratory tree must be narrowed or obstructed, or airflow velocity within the respiratory tree must be heightened. Wheezing is commonly experienced by persons with a lung disease; the most common cause of recurrent wheezing is asthma, a form of reactive airway disease. The differential diagnosis of wh...
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   wheeze
   (hwēz) a continuous sound consisting of a whistling noise with a higher pitch than that of a rhonchus. See also wheezing.
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    Wheeze
    • (n.) A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. • (n.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the `stage whisper.` It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone. • (v. i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.Whee...
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    wheeze
    (from the article `diagnosis`) ...between the fingers next to the ear. They are caused by fluid in the small passageways that adheres to the walls during respiration. Crackles are ... To these major symptoms of lung disease—coughing, dyspnea, and chest pain—may be added several others. A wheeziness in the chest may be heard. T...
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    wheeze
    
    1. breathing with a husky or whistling sound
    2. a humorous anecdote or remark
    
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