eupnea

9.9

Breathing that is normal and easy when someone is resting

noun
/juːpˈniːə/

Specialized

: eupnea

After surgery, the nurse monitored the patient's eupnea to ensure her breathing remained steady and calm.

Examples

Proper eupnea is an important sign of general health and wellness in newborns.
During sleep, people experience eupnea unless disrupted by medical conditions like sleep apnea.
The doctor confirmed that her breathing was eupnea.
During the examination, the patient exhibited signs of eupnea.
After surgery, the nurse monitored the patient's eupnea to ensure her breathing remained steady and calm.
Proper eupnea is an important sign of general health and wellness in newborns.
During sleep, people experience eupnea unless disrupted by medical conditions like sleep apnea.

Antonyms

dyspnea

Specialized

3 9.8

Difficulty breathing that makes you feel short of breath

How Normal

eupnea

Specialized

9.9

dyspnea

Specialized

3 9.8

apnea

Specialized

24 7.1

Surface Forms

eupnea singular

eupneas plural

Morphology

eupnea = eu + pnea

Formed from Greek combining elements 'eu-' and '-pnea' that are not standalone English words and whose medical meaning is not inferable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Eupnea comes from Greek parts eu- 'good' and -pnea 'breath', and it is the opposite of apnea ('no breath'). So eupnea means 'natural, easy breathing', which is why doctors use it to say someone's breathing is steady and not difficult.