tachypnea
noun
tachy·pnea
ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ə
medical
: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration
The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.—Jean E. Klig et al.
tachypneic
adjective
He was tachypneic and his extremities were mottled consistent with peripheral septic emboli.
—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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