"apnea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apneas [plural]
Etymology: From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|a|pnea}} a- + -pnea, {{der|en|NL.|apnoea}} New Latin apnoea, {{der|en|grc|ἄπνοια}} Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas)
  1. (pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: asphyxia, apnoea [UK] Synonyms (Obsolete): apnœa Derived forms: apneic, apneist, hypoapnea, postapnea, preapnea, sleep apnea Related terms: hypopnea, eupnea Translations (cessation of breathing): apnea [feminine] (Catalan), 呼吸中止 (hūxī zhōngzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), apnoe [feminine] (Czech), apnø [common-gender] (Danish), apneu (Dutch), apneo (Esperanto), apnea (Finnish), apnée (French), apnea [feminine] (Galician), Apnoe [feminine] (German), apnea (Indonesian), aipnia [feminine] (Irish), apnea [feminine] (Italian), 무호흡 (muhoheup) (Korean), hātū (Maori), apne [common-gender] (Norwegian), apné [common-gender] (Norwegian), bezdech [masculine] (Polish), apneia [feminine] (Portuguese), apnee [feminine] (Romanian), апноэ (apnoe) [neuter] (Russian), apnoe (Slovak), apnea [feminine] (Spanish), apné [common-gender] (Swedish), diffyg anadl [masculine] (Welsh)

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