How to Pronounce "tachypneic"
word
tak-ip-NEE-ik
tak-ip-NEE-ik
Definition
Describes someone who is breathing unusually fast, often due to illness or a medical condition.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌtækɪpˈniːɪk
British English
ˌtækɪpˈniːɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
tak-ip-NEE-ik
UK
tak-ip-NEE-ik
Listen in Context
The patient is tachypneic and needs oxygen.
Children with a fever can become tachypneic.
If a patient is tachypneic, monitor their breathing closely.
By the end of the walk, he was visibly tachypneic and a bit pale.