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tachypnea

tachypnea is the alternative spelling of tachypnoea.

Meaning of tachypnoea

Noun

tachypnoea (usually uncountable, plural tachypnoeas)

  1. (usually) Hyperventilation.

Forms of tachypnea

pluraltachypneas

Origin of tachypnea

From tachy- + -pnea.

Questions about tachypnea

What is tachypnea the alternative spelling of?
Tachypnea is the alternative spelling of tachypnoea.

Words near tachypnea in the dictionary

  1. tachyphylaxes
  2. tachyphylaxis
  3. tachyplegin
  4. tachyplesin
  5. tachyplesins
  6. tachypnea
  7. tachypneas
  8. tachypneic
  9. tachypnoea
  10. tachypnoeas
  11. tachypnoeic

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