noun
or cheyne-stokes breathing ˈchān(ē)ˈstōks-
Usage: usually capitalized C&S
Etymology: after John Cheyne died 1836 Scottish physician who first described it, and William Stokes died 1878 Irish physician who also noted it
: cyclic breathing marked by a gradual increase in the rapidity of the respirations followed by a gradual decrease and total cessation for from 5 to 50 seconds observed in cardiac and cerebral and related conditions