Hyperpnoea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyperpnoea \Hy`perp*n[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + ?,
     ?, breath.] (Physiol.)
     Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization
     of the blood; -- in distinction from {eupn[oe]a}. See
     {Eupn[oe]a}, and {Dispn[oe]a}.
     [1913 Webster]