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Hyperventilation vs Hyperpnea - What's the difference?

hyperventilation | hyperpnea |

In medicine terms the difference between hyperventilation and hyperpnea

is that hyperventilation is the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary while hyperpnea is deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.

hyperventilation

English

(wikipedia hyperventilation)

Noun

  • (medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary

    • Antonyms

    * (breathing faster) hypoventilation

    hyperpnea

    English

    Alternative forms

    * , (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.

    • Derived terms

    * hyperpneic