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tachypnoeic

tachypnoeic

9.9
Breathing much faster than normal because of illness
  • adjective
  • /ˌtækɪpˈnoʊɪk/
  • UK
: taquipneico
  • During the examination, the doctor noted that the tachypnoeic breaths of the child were a sign of an underlying health issue.

Examples

  • In our patient, we observed episodes of severe desaturation, and blood gas analyses showed hypoxaemia and hypercapnia in the apnoeic period and almost normal values during the tachypnoeic period.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The tachypnoeic response of the athlete indicated that he was struggling to catch his breath after an intense sprint.

  • Patients may exhibit tachypnoeic breathing patterns when experiencing respiratory distress or panic attacks.

How Fast

tachypnoeic
  • UK
9.9
normal
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

tachypnoeic positive

Morphology

tachypnoeic = tachypnoea (semi-transparent) = tachy + pnoe + ic

Forming an adjective from the medical noun 'tachypnoea' with the productive suffix '-ic' is a regular and directly related derivation.

Etymology

The word tachypnoeic comes from Greek parts tachy- meaning 'fast' and pnoe- meaning 'breath', and is like the common word apnea which means 'no breath'. So, tachypnoeic describes someone who is breathing too fast.