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It is defined as "breathing that is abnormally fast and shallow, causing dizziness or panic" and can be used to describe a physiological phenomenon or a feeling of anxiety. Example sentence: "The student was so nervous before the big exam that he started to experience hyperventilation."
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hyperventilation
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The state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
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The Coalition's Senate leader, Eric Abetz, said there had been "a lot of hyperventilation over nothing" because Abbott had "the overwhelming support of the party room [and] the unanimous support of the cabinet".
DISTANCE education is nothing new, but these days it is hard to escape hyperventilation about its latest incarnation: MOOCs, or "massive open online courses".
Did you see them in "Doubt"?Ms Dowd's involvement is fitting, as this may be the sorriest spectacle of content-free public hyperventilation since Al Gore's earth tones.
One irony of the "war on terror" is that Mr Bush's hyperventilation worked against him in terms of getting boots on the ground: neither his own countrymen nor his allies were sure enough that they were really under threat.
Other physiological changes are also observed, either artificially induced (as by hyperventilation) or resulting from pressure changes in the environment at the same time that a diver is breathing from an independent gas supply.
For example, individuals with anxiety disorders who are being taught to slow down their breathing as a way of relaxing will typically first be taught about the relationship between hyperventilation and anxiety symptoms.
Persons with fever have an increased respiratory rate (hyperventilation), which serves to lower body temperature (this rapid breathing is analogous to the panting of a dog).
Alterations such as dehydration, hyperventilation, and tissue destruction can all lead to varying fluid and electrolyte derangements.
Sleep deprivation and other provocative tests, including photic (light) stimulation and hyperventilation, can be used to accentuate borderline findings.
"All this fuss is hyperventilation and, frankly, I don't give a bugger.
I've experienced spider-related panic attacks that have led to such severe bouts of hyperventilation that my body has seized up completely, a condition known as muscle tetany.
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