tachypnoea etymology

English word tachypnoea comes from English -pnea ((physiology) breathing, respiration.), English tachy- (Fast.)

Detailed word origin of tachypnoea

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-pnea English (eng) (physiology) breathing, respiration.
tachy- English (eng) Fast.
tachypnoea English (eng) (medicine) Hyperventilation.

Words with the same origin as tachypnoea

Descendants of -pnea
apnea apneic apnoea bradypnea bradypnoea dyspnea dyspnoea eupnea eupnoea hyperpnea hyperpneic hyperpnoea hypopnea hypopnœa orthopnea orthopnoea platypnea polypnea tachypnea trepopnea
Descendants of tachy-
hydrotachymeter phototachymeter tachocline tachometer tachyarrhythmia tachygraph tachylalia tachymeter tachymetry tachyon tachyonic tachypace tachypacing tachyphagia tachyphylactic tachyphylaxis tachyscope tachysystole tachytely tachyzoite