PUNA
\pˈuːnə], \pˈuːnə], \p_ˈuː_n_ə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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A sickness common in the elevated districts of South America and elsewhere, which attacks those unaccustomed to breathe the rarefied atmosphere. It strongly resembles sea sickness, with a most acute and depressing throbbing in the head. It does not often affect the respiration greatly.
By Robley Dunglison
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High bleak plateau in Peruvian Andes; difficulty in breathing caused by rarefled atmosphere.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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