Look up: apnea


  1. apnea
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Absence of breathing.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=5507

  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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=apnea

  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
    Synonym for apnoea ... <clinical sign> Cessation of breathing. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?apnea

  6. apnea
    noun transient cessation of respiration
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apnea

  7. 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.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. 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...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/87



  1. apnea
    apnea The momentary suspension of breathing or the absence of breathing.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1709/

  2. 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.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2838/14

  3. Apnea
    Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa (απνοια, from α-, privative, πνεειν, to breathe) is a term for suspension of external breathing. During apnea there is no movement of the muscles of respiration and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged. Depending on the patency of the airways the...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apnea

  4. 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.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/A/8

  5. APNEA
    Cessation of breathing.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=A

  6. 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.
    Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossa.html

  7. Apnea
    a disorder that affects breathing during sleep. Apnea can be life-threatening by cutting off your breath and putting strain on the heart.
    Found op http://www.dreammoods.com/reference/glossary.htm

  8. apnea
    1) Absence of breathing 2) Asphyxia 3) Bedtime woe 4) Breath stoppage, as during sleep 5) Breathing anomaly 6) Breathing disorder 7) Breathing irregularity 8) Breathing problem 9) Breathing trouble 10) Breathless condition 11)
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/apnea/1

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