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View definitions for mountain sickness

mountain sickness

noun as in altitude sickness

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Meantime my mountain sickness tuned up something fierce, and I sat down on a big rock to wait for it to ease down.

And how will I manage to tow along this lump of a Pinocchio who is half dead with mountain-sickness?

The altitude of the rim of the canyon was 16,000 feet; the mules showed signs of acute distress from mountain sickness.

The severity of mountain-sickness differs greatly in different localities, apparently not depending entirely on the altitude.

"It's the soroche, the mountain-sickness," explained Professor Ditson.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mountain sickness, such as: acute mountain sickness, ams, and high-altitude sickness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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