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ap⋅ne⋅a

  [ap-nee-uh, ap-nee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
1. a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea).
2. asphyxia.
Also, ap⋅noe⋅a.

Origin:
1710–20; < NL apnoea < Gk ápnoia, equiv. to ápno(os) breathless (a- a- 6 + pno-, var. s. of pneîn to breathe + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

Related forms:
ap⋅ne⋅al, ap⋅ne⋅ic, ap⋅noe⋅al, ap⋅noe⋅ic, adjective
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sleep apnea  
n.  A temporary suspension of breathing occurring repeatedly during sleep that often affects overweight people or those having an obstruction in the breathing tract, an abnormally small throat opening, or a neurological disorder.
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Word Origin & History

apnea 
"suspension of breathing," 1719, Mod.L., from Gk. apnoia "absence of respiration," from apnos "without breathing," from a- "not" + pneo/pnein "to breathe."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ap·nea
Variant: or chiefly British ap·noea /'ap-nE-&, ap-'nE-/
Function: noun
1 : transient cessationof respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs) —see SLEEPAPNEA
2 : ASPHYXIA —ap·ne·ic or chiefly British ap·noe·ic /ap-'nE-ik/ adjective

Main Entry: sleep apnea
Function: noun
: brief periods of recurrent cessation of breathing during sleep that is caused especially by obstruction of the airway or adisturbance in the brain's respiratory center and is associated especially with excessive daytime sleepiness
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

apnea ap·ne·a (āp'nē-ə, āp-nē'ə)
n.
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing.

ap·ne'ic adj. & n.

sleep apnea n.
Apnea caused by upper airway obstruction during sleep, associated with frequent awakening and often with daytime sleepiness.

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