Meanings
adjectivetachypnoeic (comparative more tachypnoeic, superlative most tachypnoeic)
comparative more tachypnoeic · superlative most tachypnoeic
- 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, volume 16, →DOI
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