See Also: nocturnal dyspnea(medicine)
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea(medicine)
Dyspnea(medicine)
Dyspnea(health)
functional dyspnea(medicine)
expiratory dyspnea(medicine)
exertional dyspnea(medicine)
dyspnea, paroxysmal(medicine)
cardiac dyspnea(medicine)
Traube's dyspnea(medicine)

vigil (oh) and nocturnal dyspnea (medicine)


vigil (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: vigile, from Latin vigilia 'staying awake, keeping watch', from vigil 'awake']
a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger
::Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
a silent political protest in which people wait outside a building, especially during the night
silent/candlelit vigil
::2000 demonstrators held a candlelit vigil outside the embassy.

nocturnal dyspnea (medicine)


nocturnal dyspnea
Dyspnea occurring at night, several hours after assuming recumbent position. Occurs in heart failure and results from reabsorption of water from dependent areas after removal of effect of gravity, causing hypervolaemia, aggravating left-ventricular failure.