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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.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300
Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.
—Stat Staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
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
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300
Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.
—Stat Staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
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
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Despite 120 people starting the trial, only 55 completed it due to intolerance to the VR system (motion sickness).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
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Additional activities include studies on blood and bone health, as well as motion sickness.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The climber, identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan, made an emergency call on April 22 after developing symptoms of altitude sickness, Shizuoka prefectural police said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Moro told Outside that a Ukrainian climber was suffering from altitude sickness and exhaustion, and he was stranded at Camp III at 21,500 feet.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This may be due to morning sickness and diet preferences.2 Dietary sources of magnesium or supplements can help reduce these risks.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
15 Apr. 2025
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For many pregnant women, morning sickness is one of the toughest early symptoms to manage.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mountain sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20sickness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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