apnea
(ap-nē′ă )

(ap′nē-ă)
[ ¹an- + -pnea ]
Temporary cessation of breathing and, therefore, of the body's intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide. It is a serious symptom, esp. in patients with other potentially life-threatening conditions.
SEE: apnea monitoring; SEE: Cheyne-Stokes respiration; SEE: sleep apnea ; SEE: sudden infant death syndrome
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Apnea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea.
Apnea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea. Accessed April 9, 2025.
Apnea. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea
Apnea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 09]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749819/all/apnea.
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