Taber's Medical Dictionary
tachypnea
(tak″i(p)-nē′ă )
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1. Abnormally rapid respiration.
SEE: accelerated respiration
2. A respiratory rate greater than normal for that age.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Tachypnea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744560/0/tachypnea.
Tachypnea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744560/0/tachypnea. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Tachypnea. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744560/0/tachypnea
Tachypnea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744560/0/tachypnea.
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