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tachypnea



tachy·pnea [ ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ə]



tachypnea   
noun
[ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ə]

Definition of tachypnea

medical
: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.— Jean E. Klig et al.


Other Words from tachypnea
tachypneic \ ˌta-​ki(p)-​ˈnē-​ik \ adjective
He was tachypneic and his extremities were mottled consistent with peripheral septic emboli. The Journal of the American Medical Association



First Known Use of tachypnea

1892, in the meaning defined above



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