hyperventilation

The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.

Noun

  1. The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
    • 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. - 2012,...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English ventilation English hyperventilation From hyper- + ventilation.

Forms

hyperventilations

Antonyms

hypoventilation

Derived

post-hyperventilation