Look up: Sleep Apnea

1. sleep apnea
   [n] - apnea that occurs during sleep
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2. Sleep apnea
   Our Sleep apnea Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Sleep apnea Sleep apnea: The temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness. Apnea is a Greek word that means 'want of breath.' The most common form of sleep apnea is obs...
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3. sleep apnea
   Temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. sleep apnea
   noun apnea that occurs during sleep
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5. sleep apnea
   sleep apnea syndrome frequent, prolonged episodes in which breathing stops when a person is sleeping; diagnosis is confirmed by monitoring the subject during sleep for periods of apnea and lowered blood oxygen levels. There are two primary types: central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea.
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6. sleep apnea
   (from the article `insomnia`) the inability to sleep adequately. Causes may include poor sleeping conditions, circulatory or brain disorders, a respiratory disorder known as ... ...of the upper airways. In some individuals, this intermittent obstruction occurs repeatedly during the night, leading to severe drops in the levels ... ......
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7. sleep apnea
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. central and/or peripheral apnea during sleep, associated with frequent awakening and often with daytime sleepiness.
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8. Sleep Apnea
   A common disorder in which an individual stops breathing during while sleeping for 10 seconds or more, several hundred times a night. Because the airways completely close off during sleep, it is mpossible for the lungs to breathe in oxygen which will cause the individual to wake up. The lack of oxyg...
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9. sleep apnea
   sleep apnea, episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which relaxation of muscles in the throat repeatedly close off the airway during sleep; the person wakes just enough to take a gasping breath. This process is repeated many times during sleep...
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10. Sleep Apnea
    Apnea is Greek for 'without breath.' Sleep apnea is exactly what it sounds like—sleeping without breathing. Sufferers stop breathing repeatedly in their sleep. This can occur hundreds of times in one sleep session and can last for a minute or more at a time.
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11. sleep apnea
    (ap;ne-ua) A temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, usually lasting for several seconds.
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12. sleep apnea
    (ap;ne-ua) A temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, usually lasting for several seconds.
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13. sleep apnea
    A sleep disorder that is marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more during sleep, and causes unrestful sleep. Symptoms include loud or abnormal snoring, daytime sleepiness, irritability, and depression.
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14. Sleep apnea
    `Sleep apnea` (or `sleep apnoea` in æpˈniːə-->) is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an publisher = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -->--> Similarly, each ab...
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15. sleep-induced apnea
    Apnea resulting from failure of the respiratory centre to stimulate adequate respiration during sleep; divided into respiratory pause (cessation of air flow for less than 10 seconds) and apneic pause (cessation of air flow greater than 10 seconds). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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16. sleep-induced apnea
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. apnea resulting from failure of the respiratory center to stimulate adequate respiration during sleep; divided into respiratory pause (cessation of air flow for less than 10 seconds) and apneic pause (cessation of air flow greater than 10 seconds).
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17. sleepapnea
    sleepapnea The suspension of breathing while sleeping (it may be temporary or even permanent).
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