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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

(c̸hān′stōks′)

respiration characterized by cycles of deep, rapid breathing and weak, slow breathing, as in cases of heart failure or coma

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noun

An abnormal type of breathing seen especially in comatose patients, characterized by alternating periods of shallow and deep breathing.

Origin:

Origin: After John Cheyne (1777-1836), Scottish physician

Origin: and William Stokes (1804-1878), Irish physician

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