hyperventilation

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ ventilation

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/
(UK) IPA^(key): /haɪ.pə(ɹ)ˌvɛntəˈleɪ.ʃən/
CA synth (file)

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hyperventilation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperventilations)

(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary

Antonyms

(breathing faster): hypoventilation

Translations

the state of breathing faster

Czech: hyperventilace (cs) f
Esperanto: anhelado
Finnish: hyperventilaatio (fi)
French: hyperventilation (fr)

Icelandic: oföndun f
Japanese: 過換気症候群
Spanish: hiperventilación (es) f
Swedish: hyperventilation (sv)

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