tachypnea

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tach·yp·ne·a (t

p-n

, t

-n

)

Rapid breathing.

[New Latin : tachy- + Greek pnoi, breathing (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]

tachyp·neic adj.

tachypnea, tachypnoea

abnormally rapid breathing or respiration.

See also: Disease and Illness

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