eupnea

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/juːpˈniːə/

noun

Normal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation.

Similar
normopneaeupnoea
Opposite
apnea
OriginEnglish eu- ← Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu- →
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Meanings

nouneupnea (plural eupneas)

plural eupneas · alternative eupnœa · alternative eupnoea

  1. medicineNormal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation.

    Synonyms: normopnea · Antonyms: apnea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNormal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation.

Similar
normopnea
Opposite
apnea

More synonyms by meaning

nounnormal relaxed breathing

Similar
eupnoea
Broader
breathingexternal respirationrespiration
Also see
normopnea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Englisheupnea

From eu- + -pnea.

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APA

eupnea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eupnea

MLA

“eupnea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eupnea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eupnea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eupnea.

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