apnea

Betekenis (Engels)

The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

Sinonieme

apnoea

suffocation

asphyxia

apnœa

dyspnoea

asphyxiation

respiratory disorders

Vertalings

apnée

apnea

apnea

Apnoe

apnea

apnéia

Atemstillstand

apneia

Dyspnoe

suffocation

dyspnée

trouble respiratoire

Schnorcheln

Asphyxie

Etimologie (Engels)

From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).