tachypnea

noun

tachy·​pnea ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ə 

medical

: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration

The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.

—Jean E. Klig et al.

tachypneic

ˌta-ki(p)-ˈnē-ik 

adjective

He was tachypneic and his extremities were mottled consistent with peripheral septic emboli.

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

Examples of tachypnea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Addressing the cause of tachypnea can help prevent future episodes, which may require short- or long-term treatment strategies. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tachypnea

noun

tachy·​pnea

variants or chiefly British tachypnoea

ˌtak-i(p)-ˈnē-ə 

: abnormally rapid breathing : increased rate of respiration

Respiratory distress observed shortly after birth in large full-term infants who are delivered by cesarean section is frequently a result of transient tachypnea of the newborn.

—The New England Journal of Medicine

The patient had a clear airway and had tachypnea without hypoxemia.

—Jean E. Klig et al.

tachypneic adjective

or chiefly British tachypnoeic

-ˈnē-ik