noun
- Plural of eupnoea; instances or periods of normal, unobstructed breathing.
Usage: Medical/clinical term; British spelling (American: eupneas)
Examples
- The patient experienced eupnoeas between episodes of labored breathing.
- After treatment, the child returned to eupnoeas without wheezing.
- The monitor recorded several eupnoeas during the sleep study.
- Eupnoeas are the baseline against which respiratory distress is measured.