Definition of tachypnea

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tach·yp·ne·a

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NOUN:

Rapid breathing.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin : tachy- + Greek pnoi, breathing (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
tachyp·neic(Adjective)

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