mountain sickness

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Recent Examples of mountain sickness Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness. Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024 These researchers would like to pave the way to therapies for chronic mountain sickness, but first need to better define what living and working at this altitude does to human bodies. Stat Staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019 This is essential to avoid mountain sickness and other altitude-associated health issues such as pulmonary and cerebral diseases. Sadeesh K. Ramakrishnan, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2019 Nearly one in four residents suffers from chronic mountain sickness, a condition caused by a long-term lack of oxygen. Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 13 Sep. 2019 The constant oxygen deprivation can cause syndrome called chronic mountain sickness (CMS), whose hallmark is an excessive proliferation of red blood cells. Xing Liu, Science Magazine, 12 Sep. 2019 Altitude sickness, also called mountain sickness, is a term encompassing three distinct conditions that occur at high elevations. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Dec. 2018 After powering through unforgiving storms, hypothermia, and mountain sickness, the team completed the trek in 15 days and nine hours. National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain sickness
Noun
  • Music helps people recover from motion sickness Motion sickness affects about a third of the population.
    Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Essentially, soft and joyful music may reduce this effect by easing emotional tension, redirecting attention and calming physiological responses triggered by motion sickness.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This gondola journey to Punta Helbronner, about 11,000 feet high, is not for the faint of heart—altitude sickness is real.
    Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Low oxygen levels at this altitude may cause altitude sickness or breathing problems, so acclimatization is essential.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Young pregnant woman sitting on floor near toilet suffering with morning sickness.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nausea and vomiting symptoms associated with morning sickness can reduce appetite and overall food intake.9 On the other hand, research has also shown that some pregnant people eat more milk, meat, and eggs as a result of the nausea and vomiting during the early stages of pregnancy.
    Laura Schober, Health, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Mountain sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20sickness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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