Taber's Medical Dictionary
apnea
(ap-nē′ă)
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[¹an- + -pnea]
Temporary cessation of breathing and, therefore, of the body's intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide. It is a serious symptom, esp. in patients with other potentially life-threatening conditions.
SEE: apnea monitoring; SEE: Cheyne-Stokes respiration; SEE: sleep apnea; SEE: sudden infant death syndrome
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Apnea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea.
Apnea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea. Accessed September 29, 2023.
Apnea. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea
Apnea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 September 29]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea.
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