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tachypnea

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
tachypnea /ˌtakə(p)ˈnēə, ˌtækə(p)ˈniə / (British tachypnoea)
▸ noun Medicine abnormally rapid breathing.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from tachy- ‘swift’ + Greek pnoē ‘breathing’.