hyperventilation

hyperventilation

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ ventilation

Pronunciation

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

• CA synth

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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hyperventilation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperventilations)

1. (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)