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Breathing vs Hypopnea - What's the difference?

breathing | hypopnea |

As nouns the difference between breathing and hypopnea

is that breathing is the act of respiration; a single instance of this while hypopnea is (pathology) a disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate.

As a verb breathing

is .

breathing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
  • A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
  • (archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
  • * 1599 ,
    • DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church?
    CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites.
    LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind.
    DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing ; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
  • Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
    • the breathings of the Holy Spirit
  • Aspiration; secret prayer.
  • * Tillotson
    • earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state

    hypopnea

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l),

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) a disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate.

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary: hypopnea

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