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eupnea

 [ūp-ne´ah]
normal respiration. adj., adj eupne´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

eup·ne·a

(yūp-nē'ă),
Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal person under resting conditions.
[G. eupnoia, fr. eu, well, + pnoia, breath]
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eupnea

(yo͞op-nē′ə)
n.
Normal, unlabored breathing.

eup·ne′ic adj.
eup·ne′i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

eup·ne·a

(yūp-nē'ă)
Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal individual under resting conditions.
[G. eupnoia, fr. eu, well, + pnoia, breath]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

eupnaea

or

eupnea

the normal, quiet breathing of an animal at rest.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

eup·ne·a

(yūp-nē'ă)
Easy, free respiration; the type observed in a normal person under resting conditions.
[G. eupnoia, fr. eu, well, + pnoia, breath]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Eupnea has been shown to distract pediatric clients who normally may be fixated on a negative dental procedure.
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Eupnea is the act of breathing deeply into the lungs by flexing the diaphragm rather than the ribcage.
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