eupnea


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eup·ne·a

 (yo͞op-nē′ə)
n.
Normal, unlabored breathing.
[New Latin, from Greek eupnoia, from eupnoos, breathing well : eu-, eu- + pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
eup·ne′ic adj.
eup·ne′i·cal·ly adv.
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Noun1.eupnea - normal relaxed breathing
eupnoea
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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