Eupnea
/juːpˈniːə/noun
Normal, unlabored breathing.
Did you know?Eupnea comes from Greek roots meaning “good” + “to breathe,” and its opposite, dyspnea, preserves the same ancient language of breath as a medical omen of struggle.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
εὖ πνοή (eu pnoē)
“good breathing; easy breath”
Classical Greek
Greek
εὔπνοια (eupnoia)
“easy breathing, free respiration”
Late Latin
Latin
eupnoea
“easy breathing; normal respiration”
18th–19th Century
English
eupnea
“normal, unlabored breathing”
Modern English
English
eupnea
“normal breathing”