Definition of tachypnoea in English:
tachypnoea
(US tachypnea)
nounˌtakɪpˈniːəˌtakə(p)ˈnēə
mass nounMedicine Abnormally rapid breathing.
〔医〕呼吸急促
Example sentencesExamples
- On admission, the patient had tachypnea with a respiratory rate of 30 breaths/min.
- Physical exam at the outlying hospital was remarkable for tachypnea and absent breath sounds in her left lung field.
- On her second hospital day she developed fever, tachycardia and tachypnea, progressive respiratory distress, and hypotension.
- Abnormal findings on examination included decreased breath sounds, tachypnea, rapid atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate as high as 170, splenomegaly, and a right-sided abdominal mass.
- The patient was an obese white woman who was in mild respiratory distress with tachypnea of 22 breaths/min.
Origin
Late 19th century: from tachy- 'swift' + Greek pnoē 'breathing'.