ănhēlĭtus (noun M) : id..
* A difficulty of breathing, panting, puffing (class. for the post-Aug. anhelatio): ex cursurā anhelitum ducere,to pant,Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: nimiae celeritates gressus cum fiunt, anhelitus moventur,quickness of breathing is caused,Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131: anhelitum vix sufferre,Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 4: anhelitum recipere,id. Ep. 2, 2, 21: sublimis anhelitus, deep, * Hor. C. 1, 15, 31: creber,quick,Quint. 11, 3, 55: vastos quatit aeger anhelitus artus,painful panting,Verg. A. 5, 432: aridus e lasso veniebat anhelitus ore,Ov. M. 10, 663; Sen. Ep. 54; Gell. 12, 5.—As a disease, the asthma (cf. anhelatio), Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 180.
* In gen., breathing, breath: unguentorum odor, vini anhelitus,breath smelling of wine,Cic. Red. in Sen. 7, 16: male odorati anhelitus oris,bad breath,Ov. A. A. 1, 521: anhelitum reddere ac per vices recipere,to breathe out and in,Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 16 al.
* Metaph., of other things, breath, exhalation, vapor: credo etiam anhelitus quosdam fuisse terrarum, quibus inflatae mentes oracula funderent,Cic. Div. 1, 50, 115: placet Stoicos eos anhelitus terrae, qui frigidi sunt, cum fluere coeperint, ventos esse,id. ib. 2, 19, 44.

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