What is the medical term meaning overbreathing?

Answer 1

Hyperventilation is likely the word you are looking for. But there are many other related words such as tachypnea (rapid breathing) and hyperpnea (overly deep breathing). Tachypnea can lead to hyperventilation by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Answer 2

Hyperventilation (hyper = a lot + ventilation = breathing) is a medical term. It is also known as "Rapid Breathing", "Deep Breathing" or "Overbreathing". The most common cause of spontaneous hyperventilation is anxiety or panic.

Answer 3

The term hyperventilating literally means "over ventilating", or just breathing really fast. The quality of breaths being taken is poor and your respiratory function decreases. This can lead to a lack of oxygen in the body.