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polypnoea

polypnoea is the alternative form of polypnea.

Meaning of polypnea

Noun

polypnea (usually uncountable, plural polypneas)

  1. (usually) Deep and rapid breathing; panting.
    Synonyms:
    hyperpnea

Forms of polypnoea

pluralpolypnoeas

Questions about polypnoea

What is polypnoea the alternative form of?
Polypnoea is the alternative form of polypnea.

Words near polypnoea in the dictionary

  1. polyploidy
  2. polyplural
  3. polypnea
  4. polypneas
  5. polypneic
  6. polypnoea
  7. polypnoeas
  8. polypnoeia
  9. polypnoeic
  10. polypnœia
  11. polypnœic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polypnoea (page history and authors); polypnea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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