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tachypneic

tachypneic is the alternative form of tachypnoeic.

Meaning of tachypnoeic

Adjective

tachypnoeic (comparative more tachypnoeic, superlative most tachypnoeic)

  1. Exhibiting tachypnoea; hyperventilating.
    • She was pale, tachypnoeic and required CPAP ventilation with up to 60% oxygen.2015 July 30, Sarah C. Grünert et al., “Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency associated with a novel splice mutation in the ACADM gene missed by newborn screening”, in BMC Medical Genetics...

Forms of tachypneic

comparativemore tachypneic
superlativemost tachypneic

Questions about tachypneic

What is tachypneic the alternative form of?
Tachypneic is the alternative form of tachypnoeic.

Words near tachypneic in the dictionary

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

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