单词	apnea
释义	apnea noun ap·​nea ˈap-nē-ə  1 : transient cessation of respiration especially : sleep apnea 2 : asphyxia sense 1 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Sleep apnea is characterized by episodes of stopped breathing during sleep, which is often accompanied by abrupt awakenings by gasping or choking and dry mouth or sore throat after sleep. Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022 The International Association for the Development of Apnea, which records all freediving world records, does not allow the use of pure oxygen before a static apnea attempt. Erin Beresini, Outside Online, 9 May 2013 Wonder what a static apnea record-setting attempt looks like? Erin Beresini, Outside Online, 9 May 2013 Sleep apnea can negatively impact the heart, because when breathing stops, the level of oxygen in the blood drops. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022 Royal Philips has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in relation to a recall of breathing-aid devices affecting millions of sleep-apnea patients. WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Sleep apnea is a potentially serious condition that causes people to repeatedly stop breathing during their sleep. Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF, 19 Apr. 2022 The Dutch healthcare giant initiated a recall last year of certain sleep-apnea and ventilator machines amid concerns that a type of foam used in the devices could degrade and release harmful, possibly cancer-causing particles. Denise Roland, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022 Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which someone’s breathing repeatedly stops throughout the night, with these pauses in breathing occuring at least five times each hour1. Beth Krietsch, SELF, 5 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology New Latin, from a- + -pnea First Known Use circa 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing apnea sleep apnea sleep apnea Medical Definition apnea noun ap·​nea variants or chiefly British apnoea ˈap-nē-ə  ap-ˈnē-  1 : transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs) see sleep apnea 2 : asphyxia
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