hyperventilation
nounUK /haɪ.pə(ɹ)ˌvɛntəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · CA /ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology From hyper- + ventilation.
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Medicine, Pulmonology, Sciences The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
- As artificial hyperventilation is advocated in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure, it must be questioned where to set the limit beyond which hypocapnically induced cerebral tissue hypoxia may occur.2012, H. Penzholz, M. Brock, J. Hamer, Brain Hypoxia: Pain, →ISBN, page 42:
- Antonyms
- hypoventilation
- Derived terms
- post-hyperventilation