taquipnea

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin tachypnoea, from Ancient Greek ταχύπνοια (takhúpnoia), from ταχύς (takhús) and πνοῖα (pnoîa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /takibˈnea/ [t̪a.kiβ̞ˈne.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: ta‧quip‧ne‧a

Noun

taquipnea f (plural taquipneas)

1. (medicine) tachypnea

Derived terms

• taquipneico

 

Related terms

• bradipnea
• taquicardia

 

Further reading

• “taquipnea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28