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Definition of: hyperpnea
(hī′pərp·nē′ə) noun Pathol.
Violent or labored breathing caused by a deficiency of oxygen in the blood. Also hy′perp·noe′a. [<NL <Gk. hyper- above + pnoē breathing <pneein breathe]
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