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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transient cessation of respiration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("apnea" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apnea"):
periodic apnea of the newborn (irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome)
sleep apnea (apnea that occurs during sleep)
Context examples:
Certain allelic variants of the BCHE gene are responsible for hypocholinesterasemia, resulting in suxamethonium sensitivity and post-anesthetic apnea.
(BCHE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A broad classification of disorders which includes 6 subtypes (primary central sleep apnea, central sleep apnea due to Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern, central sleep apnea due to medical condition not Cheyne-Stokes, central sleep apnea due to high-altitude periodic breathing, central sleep apnea due to drug or substance and primary sleep apnea of infancy) that are each characterized by interruptions in breathing while asleep.
(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe.
(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
This 2008 study concluded that individuals with severe sleep apnea are at increased risk for coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and stroke.
(Deep Sleep May Play Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
When both forms are present the condition is referred to as mixed sleep apnea (see SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p395; Neurol Clin 1996;14(3):611-28)
(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
