What is "dyspneic"

a. Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing. alt. Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.

adj. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: breathless, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal] [ant: breathing]