Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

respiratory distress

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: res-pi-ra-to-ry dis-tress
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality and symptom of having a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome

Questions

What does respiratory distress mean?: The quality and symptom of having a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

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