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EUPNEA

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eup·ne·a   (yōōp-nē'ə)   
n.  Normal, unlabored breathing.

[New Latin, from Greek eupnoia, from eupnoos, breathing well : eu-, eu- + pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
eup·ne'ic adj., eup·ne'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: eup·nea
Variant: or chiefly British eup·noea /yup-'nE-&/
Function: noun
: normal respiration —compareDYSPNEAeup·ne·ic or chiefly British eup·noe·ic /-'nE-ik/ adjective
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eupnea eup·ne·a (y&oomacr;p-nē'ə)
n.
Easy, free respiration, as is observed normally under resting conditions.


eup·ne'ic adj.

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