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altitude sickness

Syllabification: (al·ti·tude sick·ness)
Definition of altitude sickness

noun

  • illness caused by ascent to a high altitude and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.

altitude sickness in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of altitude sickness in the British & World English dictionary