Taber's Medical Dictionary
Biot breathing
(bē-ō′ )
[Camille Biot, Fr. physician, b. 1878]
Breathing marked by several short breaths followed by long, irregular periods of apnea. It is seen in patients with increased intracranial pressure.
SEE: Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Biot Breathing." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758922/0/Biot_breathing.
Biot breathing. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758922/0/Biot_breathing. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Biot breathing. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758922/0/Biot_breathing
Biot Breathing [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758922/0/Biot_breathing.
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