| 单词 | air hunger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair hunger air hunger n. Medicine a subjective feeling of a need to breathe more air, typically associated with raised levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, and most commonly reported in diabetic ketoacidosis; (also) increased rate and depth of breathing resulting from this, as a physical sign. ΚΠ 1882 Lancet 7 Jan. 24/2 A central origin of the sensation of thirst is also rendered probable by the analogous sensation of want of breath—‘air-hunger’ as it has been termed—which may arise in the medulla, independently of any deficient supply of oxygen from disease of the respiratory organs. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxxiii. 895 In the latter cases, vomiting, headache, air-hunger from acidosis, and a gradual lapse into a comatose state are the usual symptoms. 2001 New Scientist 20 Oct. 62/1 Carbon dioxide build-up (hypercapnia) tends to manifest as ‘air hunger’ before it reaches serious levels. < as lemmas |
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