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hypopnea
hy·pop·ne·a [ hī pópnee ə, hpō n ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
shallow slow breathing: breathing that is unusually shallow and slow
[Via modern Latin< Greek hupopnoia< pnoia "breathing"]

hy·pop·ne·ic [ hpō n ik ] adjective
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