Apnea

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apnoea \Ap*n[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, breath, ?
     to breathe, blow.] (Med.)
     Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation; same
     as {{apnea}}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  apnea \apnea\ n.
     1. transient cessation of respiration. [Also spelled
        {apnoea}.]
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apnea
       n : transient cessation of respiration