tachypnea

or tach·yp·noe·a

[ tak-ip-nee-uh, tak-i-nee-uh ]

nounMedicine/Medical.

excessively rapid respiration.

Origin of tachypnea

¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; tachy- + -pnea

Other words from tachypnea

tach·yp·ne·ic, adjective

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