hyperpnea

noun

energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

Roots

hyperhyper- · Greek · over, excessive pnoiapnea- · Greek · breathing

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The word hyperpnea breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, excessive”); and pnea, from Greek pnoia (“breathing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.