tachypnea

or tach·yp·noe·a

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

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. excessively rapid respiration.

Other Words From

• tachyp·neic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tachypnea¹

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

Example Sentences

At midnight, Leo’s pediatrician came in the Cohan’s hospital room and said Leo was being taken to Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, where Samantha said Leo was diagnosed with transient tachypnea - short-lived rapid breathing sometimes seen in premature or bigger newborns.

From Washington Times