Ondine curse


On·dine curse

(on-dēn'), idiopathic central alveolar hypoventilation in which involuntary control of respiration is depressed, but voluntary control of ventilation is not impaired. [Ondine, char. in play by J. Giraudoux, based on Undine, Ger. myth. char.]

Ondine,

a water nymph in German mythology. Ondine curse - alveolar hyperventilation.