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tachypnea

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tach⋅yp⋅ne⋅a

  [tak-ip-nee-uh, tak-i-nee-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
excessively rapid respiration.
Also, tach⋅yp⋅noe⋅a.

Origin:
1895–1900; tachy- + -pnea

Related forms:
tach⋅yp⋅ne⋅ic, adjective
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tach·yp·ne·a   (tāk'ĭp-nē'ə, tāk'ĭ-nē'ə)   
n.  Rapid breathing.

[New Latin : tachy- + Greek pnoiē, breathing (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]
tach'yp·ne'ic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tachy·pnea
Variant: or chiefly British tachy·pnoea /"tak-i(p)-'nE-&/
Function: noun
: increased rate ofrespiration —tachy·pne·ic or chiefly British tachy·pnoe·ic /-'nE-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tachypnea tach·yp·ne·a (tāk'ĭp-nē'ə, tāk'ĭ-nē'ə)
n.
Rapid breathing. Also called polypnea.

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