Which of the following terms means excessive (deep) breathing?

A) hypopnea
B) tachypnea
C) hyperpnea
D) orthopnea


C) hyperpnea
Hyper- means excessive and -pnea means breathing; therefore, hyperpnea means
excessive breathing. Hypo- means insufficient, so hypopnea would be insufficient breathing.
Tachy- means fast or rapid; hence, tachypnea would be rapid breathing. Orth/o means straight, so
orthopnea means the person cannot lie flat and breathe well.

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