oligopnea

oligopnea
SYN: hypopnea. [oligo- + G. pnoe, breath]

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ol·i·gop·nea (ol″ĭ-gop-neґə) [oligo- + -pnea] hypopnea.

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  • oligopnea — f. neumol. Reducción de la capacidad en la ventilación pulmonar. La causa puede proceder de una lesión de los centros respiratorios o por algún tipo de afección de los músculos intercostales, del diafragma, lesiones esqueléticas torácicas o por… …   Diccionario médico

  • Hypopnea — Underbreathing, breathing that is shallower or slower than normal. Hypopnea is distinct from apnea in which there is no breathing. Hypopnea comes from the Greek roots hypo (meaning low, under, beneath, down, below normal) and pnoe (meaning… …   Medical dictionary

  • -pnea — noun combining form or pnoea (p)(ˈ)nēə ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pnoia, from pnoia, pnoē breathing, breath, from pnein to breathe : breath …   Useful english dictionary

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