apnea
The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof…The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
» Tom suffers from sleep apnea.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
Apnoe
апноэapnoe
transient cessation of respiration
Examples
5 sentencesTom suffers from sleep apnea.
Email apnea happens while holding your breath when reading emails.
Sleep apnea occurs most often when sleeping in a supine position.
deSchlafapnoe tritt am häufigsten beim Schlafen in Rückenlage auf. — brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom has sleep apnea.
Since I've been on this diet, my weight is down, my cholesterol is down and my sleep apnea has completely disappeared.
Translations
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Origin
From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formedFrom 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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Forms
plural: apneasSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable