hyperventilation

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
English ventilation
English hyperventilation

    From hyper- + ventilation.

    Pronunciation

    • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/
    • (UK) IPA(key): /haɪ.pə(ɹ)ˌvɛntəˈleɪ.ʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    hyperventilation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperventilations)

    1. (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.

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