tachypnea
noun
tachy·pnea
| \ ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ə
\
\
Definition of tachypnea
medical
: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration
The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.— Jean E. Klig et al.
Other Words from tachypnea
tachypneic
\ ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ik
\
adjective
\
adjective
He was tachypneic and his extremities were mottled consistent with peripheral septic emboli.
— The Journal of the American Medical Association
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for tachypnea
tachypnea
noun
tachy·pnea
variants:
or chiefly British tachypnoea \ ˌtak-i(p)-ˈnē-ə
\
\
Medical Definition of tachypnea
: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration
Respiratory distress observed shortly after birth in large full-term infants who are delivered by cesarean section is frequently a result of transient tachypnea of the newborn. — The New England Journal of Medicine The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.— Jean E. Klig et al.
Other Words from tachypnea
tachypneic
or chiefly British tachypnoeic \ -ˈnē-ik
\
adjective
\
adjective