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Definition of Hypopnea
1. Noun. Slow or shallow breathing.
Definition of Hypopnea
1. Noun. (pathology) a disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypopnea
1. abnormally shallow breathing [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hypopnea
1. Breathing that is shallower, and/or slower, than normal. Synonym: oligopnea. Origin: hypo-+ G. Pnoe, breathing (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypopnea
Literary usage of Hypopnea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strategy Development Workshop on Sleep Education: Summary Report edited by Barbara J. Fink, Susan T. Shero (1995)
"Magnitude of the Problem In the United States, the prevalence rate of sleep-disordered
breathing characterized by five or more episodes of apnea or hypopnea ..."
2. Physical diagnosis by Howard Schultz Anders (1907)
"... 116. signs of, 207. Hypostatic congestion, 207. in, 391. hypopnea, 59.
Hypostasis, differentiation of physical transition of, mto pulmonary edema, 208. ..."
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