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apneusis
apneusis (æpˈnuːsɪs) n (Pathology) pathol protracted gasping inhalation followed by short inefficient exhalation, which can cause asphyxia[from a-1 + Greek pnein to breathe]apneusis
apneusis[ap′nü·səs] (physiology) In certain lower vertebrates, sustained tonic contraction of the respiratory muscles to allow prolonged inspiration. apneusis
apneusis [ap-noo´sis] sustained, gasping inhalation followed by short, inefficient exhalation, which can continue to the point of asphyxia; it is often associated with lesions in a center" >respiratory center of the brain. adj., adj apneu´stic.ap·neu·sis (ap-nū'sis), In the diphthong pn, the p is silent only at the beginning of a word.An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem. [G. a- priv. + pneusis, a breathing, fr. pneō, to breathe] apneusis (1) Breath-holding.
(2) An abnormal form of respiration induced under experimental conditions by transecting the pons.ap·neu·sis (ap-nū'sis) An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem. [G. a- priv. + pneusis, a breathing, fr. pneō, to breathe] |