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apnea definition

ap·nea or apnoea ap·noe′a (ap nē′ə)

noun

  1. temporary stopping of breathing
  2. asphyxia

Etymology: ModL < Gr apnoia < a-, without + pnoiē, wind: see pneumatic & sneeze

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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