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hyperpnea

DEFINITIONS OF: hyperpnea

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n energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

Antonyms:
hypopnea
slow or shallow breathing
Type of:
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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