apnoeanoun [ U ]
UK specialized US apnea uk/ˈæp.ni.ə/us/ˈæp.ni.ə/a medical condition that makes someone stop breathing for a short time, especially when they are sleeping:
sleep apnoea
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cf
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- sinusitis
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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