hypopnea

[ hahy-pop-nee-uh, hi- ]
/ haɪˈpɒp ni ə, hɪ- /

noun Pathology.

abnormally shallow and slow breathing.

Origin of hypopnea

hypo- + -pnea

Words nearby hypopnea

hypopiesis, hypopituitarism, hypoplasia, hypoplastic anemia, hypoploid, hypopnea, hypopnoea, hypoposia, hypopotassemia, hypopraxia, hypoproteinemia

Medical definitions for hypopnea

hypopnea
[ hī-pŏp′nē-ə, hī′pō-nē′ə ]

n.

Abnormally slow or shallow breathing.

Other words from hypopnea

hy′pop•ne′ic adj.