hyperventilation
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /haɪ.pə(ɹ)ˌvɛntəˈleɪ.ʃən/
CA synth (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
hyperventilation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperventilations)
- (medicine, pulmonology) The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
- 2012, H. Penzholz, M. Brock, J. Hamer, Brain Hypoxia: Pain, →ISBN, page 42:
- As artificial hyperventilation is advocated in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure, it must be questioned where to set the limit beyond which hypocapnically induced cerebral tissue hypoxia may occur.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "breathing faster"): hypoventilation
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the state of breathing faster
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