Dictionary entry

Hyperpnœa

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Hy′perp‐nœ″a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. υπἕρ over + �, �, breath.] (Physiol.) Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; — in distinction from eupnœa. See Eupnœa, and Dispnœa.