Apnea Definition

apnēə
noun
Temporary stopping of breathing.
Webster's New World
Asphyxia.
Webster's New World
Temporary absence or voluntary cessation of breathing.
American Heritage Medicine

(pathology) The cessation of breathing.

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Other Word Forms of Apnea

Noun

Singular:
apnea
Plural:
apneas

Origin of Apnea

  • New Latin apnoea from Greek apnoia a- without a–1 pnoiā, -pnoia breathing (from pnein to breathe pneu- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (apnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoē, “breathing”).

    From Wiktionary

Apnea Sentence Examples

  • All participants were healthy and did not have sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or use sleep medications.

  • Pulmonary problems include both obstructive and restrictive lung disease, with symptoms of exertional dyspnea, sleep apnea, and reduced pulmonary endurance.

  • The site includes information about freediving disciplines including constant weight, variable weight, free immersion, no-limits, static apnea and dynamic apnea.

  • Most patients with central sleep apnea have a history of bulbar polio, and some required ventilatory support (120 ).

  • The apnea often ends with a loud snore or gasp, along with movements of the whole body.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

AEANEA

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