Look up: apnea

1. apnea
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Absence of breathing.
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2. Apnea
   a disorder that affects breathing during sleep. Apnea can be life-threatening by cutting off your breath and putting strain on the heart.
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3. apnea
   [n] - transient cessation of respiration
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4. Apnea
   Apnea: An apnea is a period of time during which breathing stops or is markedly reduced. There are two types of apneas, the more common obstructive sleep apnea and the less common central sleep apnea. Apneas usually occur during sleep , and when they do occur, sleep is usually disrupted. Sometimes t...
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5. apnea
   cessation of breathing Category: Medicine • temporary cessation of breathing due to any cause Category: Management in the public and private sector
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6. apnea
   Synonym for apnoea ... <clinical sign> Cessation of breathing. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. apnea
   noun transient cessation of respiration
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8. apnea
   (ap´ne-ә) cessation of breathing, especially during sleep. It usually occurs in adults (see sleep apnea), but some types occur in newborn infants.
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9. apnea
   (from the article `respiration, human`) ...of ventilation. During sleep and anesthesia, lowering carbon dioxide levels three to four millimetres of mercury below values occurring during ... ...of the upper airways. In some individuals, this intermittent obstruction occurs repeatedly during the night, leading to severe drops in the level...
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10. apnea
    apnea The momentary suspension of breathing or the absence of breathing.
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11. apnea
    apnea, apnoea 1. Temporary stopping of breathing that occurs in some newborns and in some adults during sleep. 2. Asphyxia. 3. In zoology, a temporary suspension of breathing in hibernating animals.
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12. Apnea
    A pause in breathing that typically lasts for longer than 10 seconds, which decreases the amount of oxygen that is taken in. In infants, the cessation occurs for 20 seconds or longer and can be linked to SIDS.
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13. APNEA
    Cessation of breathing.
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14. apnea
    A disorder in which breathing stops for periods longer than 10 seconds during sleep; can be caused by failure of the automatic respiratory center to respond to elevated blood levels of carbon dioxide.
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