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An abnormally slow breathing rate is called bradypnoea (UK) or bradypnea (US). The origin of the word is Greek: bradys means slow and pnoia means breath. Bradypnea is usually defined as less than twelve breaths per minute, but babies for example should breathe at least 25-30 times a minute.
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