APNOEA


Meaning of APNOEA in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE ap·nea ) / æpˈniːə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which sb stops breathing temporarily while they are sleeping

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek apnoia , from apnous breathless.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.