hy·perp·ne·a (h  p rp-n  , hpr-n)n. Abnormally deep or rapid breathing. [hyper- + Greek pnoi  , -pnoia, breath, breathing (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]hy perp·neic (- k) adj. |
hyperpnea
rapid breathing; abnormally rapid respiration.
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| Noun | 1. | hyperpnea - energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation hypopnea - slow or shallow breathing |
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