Eupnea

Eupnea

In the human respiratory system, eupnea (Greek "eupnoia"; from "eu", well + "pnoia", breath) is normal, unlaboured ventilation, sometimes known as "quiet breathing" or "resting respiration". In eupnea, expiration employs only the elastic recoil of the lungs.

ee also

* Apnea, absence of respiration
* Bradypnea, slow respiration
* Dyspnea, difficult respiration
* Tachypnea, fast respiration

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  • eupnea — respiración normal Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. eupnea Respiración normal. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A …   Diccionario médico

  • eupnea — or eupnoea [yo͞op nē′ə] n. 〚ModL < Gr eupnoia < eu (see EU ) + pnoē, breathing < pnein, to breathe: see PNEUMA〛 Obs. normal breathing: see …   Universalium

  • eupnea — or eupnoea [yo͞op nē′ə] n. [ModL < Gr eupnoia < eu (see EU ) + pnoē, breathing < pnein, to breathe: see PNEUMA] Obs. normal breathing: see APNEA, DYSPNEA …   English World dictionary

  • eupnea — also eupnoea noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eupnoia, from eupnous breathing freely, from eu + pnein to breathe more at sneeze Date: circa 1706 normal respiration • eupneic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eupnea — noun Normal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation …   Wiktionary

  • eupnea — Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal individual under resting conditions. [G. eupnoia, fr. eu, well, + pnoia, breath] * * * eup·nea or chiefly Brit eup·noea yu̇p nē ə n normal respiration compare DYSPNEA eup·ne·ic or chiefly Brit …   Medical dictionary

  • eupnea — eu·pnè·a s.f. TS med. respirazione regolare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XVIII. ETIMO: dal gr. eúpnoia, comp. di eu eu e pnoia pnea …   Dizionario italiano

  • eupnea — pl.f. eupnee …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • eupnea — n. normal breathing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eupnea — eup·nea …   English syllables

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