Rapid breathing.
[New Latin : TACHY– + Greek pnoiē, breathing (from pnein, to breathe).]
tachypneic tach'yp·ne'ic adj.
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Dental Dictionary:
tachypnea
(tak′ipnē′ ə)
n
An excessively rapid respiration. A respiratory neurosis marked by quick, shallow breathing.
Medical Dictionary:
tach·yp·ne·a
(tăk'ĭp-nē'ə, tăk'ĭ-nē'ə)n.
Rapid breathing. Also called polypnea.
Veterinary Dictionary:
tachypnea
Very rapid respirations. The rate is fast and the depth shallow, as in heat stroke, because the initiating mechanism is hyperthermia and there is no hypercapnia.
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| Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
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