Finding
tachypnea Audio
tach·yp·ne·a [ tak-ip-nee-uh, tak-i-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Respiration Disorders
Etymology:
Greek tachys = swift or fast + pnoe = breathing
Definitions related to tachypnea:
  • A clinical finding in which there is rapid breathing.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • Abnormal increase of rate of breathing.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An increased rate of respiration.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Very rapid breathing.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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