"Cheyne-Stokes" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tʃeɪnˈstəʊks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tʃeɪnˈstoʊks/ [General-American]
Etymology: From the names of Scottish physician John Cheyne (1777–1836) and Irish physician William Stokes (1804–1878). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Cheyne-Stokes (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, attributively) An abnormal pattern of breathing involving apnea alternating with periods of compensatory hyperventilation and with smooth, gradual transitions between the two, characteristic of those in a coma or suffering cardiac or cerebral episodes. Wikipedia link: John Cheyne, William Stokes Tags: attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
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