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hyperpnea

American  
[hahy-perp-nee-uh, hahy-per-nee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pərpˈni ə, ˌhaɪ pərˈni ə /
Or hyperpnoea

noun

Pathology.
  1. abnormally deep or rapid respiration.


Etymology

Origin of hyperpnea

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to hyper- hyper- + -pnea -pnea

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