dyspnea
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Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath.
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- diaphoresisHeavy sweating.
- distalFarther from the point where a limb attaches to the trunk.
- dysphoniaHoarseness or difficulty producing the voice.
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- emesisVomiting: forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth.
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