Labored or difficult breathing is termed?

• A. Dsyspnea
• B. Diplopia
• C. Disc
• D. Dorsoflexion

Answer: (A)

This question tests medical terminology for breathing difficulty. Labored or difficult breathing is called dyspnea, a subjective sensation of breathlessness that patients report and clinicians assess to gauge respiratory or cardiac stress. Understanding this term helps you recognize why it’s the appropriate label for that symptom and how it guides evaluation and management in clinical practice. The other terms refer to unrelated signs: diplopia means double vision; disc is not a breathing-related term (it can refer to anatomical structures like the optic disc or intervertebral disc); dorsoflexion is a movement (lifting the foot upward), not a respiratory symptom. The option given appears to be a misspelling of dyspnea, but the intended term is dyspnea.