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Example sentences from the Web for apnoeaLater, when the danger to life from apnoea becomes more imminent, a hissing or whistling sound succeeds. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various In occasional instances, chiefly in children, it terminates fatally by apnoea from extension of the membrane into the larynx. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various When the temperature is at about 16 C., the periods of apnoea in the gradually awaking animal are very short and infrequent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various There appears to be a complete paralysis, and death from apnoea seems to be imminent. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
nouna temporary inability to breathe Word Origin for apnoeaC18: from New Latin, from Greek apnoia, from a- 1 + pnein to breathe Words nearby apnoeaapneic pause, apneumia, apneusis, apneustic, apneustic breathing, apnoea, Apo, apoapsis, Apoc., apocalypse, apocalyptic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |