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hyperpnea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-p-nea
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + -pnea.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperpneas (plural) hyperpnoea (alternative) hyperpnœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

hyperpneic

Synonyms

polypnea

Questions

What does hyperpnea mean?
Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.
Where does hyperpnea come from?
From hyper- + -pnea.

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