hyperventilationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚˌven.t̬əlˈeɪ.ʃən/specializedbreathing too quickly and so causing too much oxygen to enter the blood:
Hyperventilation can be caused by fear or panic.
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pleurisy
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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hyperventilate
verb [ I ] uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈven.tɪ.leɪt/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈven.t̬əl.eɪt/