Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

    Apnoe

    апноэapnoe

    transient cessation of respiration

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom suffers from sleep apnea.

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  2. Email apnea happens while holding your breath when reading emails.

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  3. Sleep apnea occurs most often when sleeping in a supine position.

    deSchlafapnoe tritt am häufigsten beim Schlafen in Rückenlage auf.

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  4. Tom has sleep apnea.

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  5. Since I've been on this diet, my weight is down, my cholesterol is down and my sleep apnea has completely disappeared.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cessation of breathing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cessation of breathing:

Origin

From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed

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

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