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tachypnea

tach yp ne a |ˌtakə (p )ˈnēə ˌtækəpˈniə |(Brit. tachypnoea ) ▶noun Medicine abnormally rapid breathing. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from tachy- ‘swift ’ + Greek pnoē ‘breathing. ’