sleep apnea
A common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of…A common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete cessation of airflow during sleep, leading to intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, sleep fragmentation, and recurrent arousals.
» Tom suffers from sleep apnea.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete cessation of airflow during sleep, leading to intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, sleep fragmentation, and recurrent arousals.
Schlafapnoe-Syndrom
апноэ во снеapnoe vo sne
- apnea that occurs during sleep
Examples
4 sentencesTom suffers from sleep apnea.
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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Forms
plural: sleep apneasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable