(from the article `respiration, human`) ...is characterized by prolonged inspiratory activity that may last for several minutes. This type of breathing, which occasionally occurs in persons ...
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An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + pneusis, a breathing, fr. Pneo, to breathe ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(ap-noo´sis) sustained, gasping inhalation followed by short, inefficient exhalation, which can continue to the point of asphyxia; it is often associated with lesions in a respiratory center of the brain. adj., apneu´stic., adj.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ap-nū′sis Definitions: 1. An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem.
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apneusis An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem.
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