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hyperventilation
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hyperventilation
an increase in the depth, duration, and rate of breathing, sometimes resulting in cramp and dizziness
hyperventilation [¦hī·pər‚vent·əl′ā·shən]
(medicine)
Increase in air intake or of the rate or depth of respiration.
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Any tiny twitch of movement from the door leading backstage is causing thousands of teenage girls to hyperventilate.
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With the exception of the chemists, biologists and physicists who hyperventilate with glee at the thought of impenetrable formulae, I humbly suggest that, for most, the sciences aren't the cool kids on the school block.
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