altitude sickness

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolapunamiento apunarse asorocharsemal de montaña puna soroche sorojchi

Françaismal d'altitude mal des montagnes

DeutschHöhenkrankheit

14 more languages

བོད་སྐད།ལ་དུག

Bosanskipuna

Catalàmal d'altura

Suomivuoristotauti

Hrvatskipuna

日本語高山病

한국어고산병

Bahasa Melayumabuk gunung

Polskichoroba wysokościowa

Portuguêsdoença das alturas doença das montanhas mal da montanhamal das alturas mal das montanhas mal de altitude mal de montanha

Românărău de altitudine

Српскиpuna

Svenskahöjdsjuka

Tiếng Việtsay độ cao

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Altitudes altitudinarian altitudinousness Altizer altizide Altland

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