Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Abnormally deep or rapid breathing.
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- noun medicine Deep and rapid
respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.
Etymologies
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Examples
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(paroxisms of hyperpnea-apnea) and facial dysmorphisms, whose causative gene
BioMed Central - Latest articles Grazia Taddeucci 2010
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Features that are evident in both coitus (sexual arousal and orgasm) and in undisturbed childbirth include changes in respiration (hyperpnea and tachypnea), vocalization, strained facial expression, rhythmic uterine contractions, loosening of the cervical mucous plug, frequent supine position with thighs adducted, a tendency to become uninhibited, exceptional muscular strength, an altered state of consciousness with rapid return to alert awareness after orgasm or birth, and a profound feeling of joy or ecstasy following orgasm or delivery.
Mind Hacks 2009
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