hyperpnea

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noun

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

Similar
polypnea
Opposite
hypopnea
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Meanings

nounhyperpnea (usually uncountable, plural hyperpneas)

plural hyperpneas · alternative hyperpnoea · alternative hyperpnœa

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

    Synonyms: polypnea

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
polypnea

More synonyms by meaning

nounenergetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

Opposite
hypopnea
Broader
breathingexternal respirationrespiration
Also see
polypnea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hyper- + -pnea.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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