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hyperventilation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hyperventilation has 1 sense
- hyperventilation(n = noun.act) - an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued; is a kind of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
Derived forms verb hyperventilate2, verb hyperventilate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
hyperventilation, n.
- The act or process of hyperventilating; breathing rapidly and deeply. [PJC]
- A condition in which alveolar carbon dioxide concentration is markedly lower than normal, usually due to breathing rapidly and deeply. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hyperventilation, n. breathing at an abnormally rapid rate, resulting in an increased loss of carbon dioxide.
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