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SLEEP APNEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apnea that occurs during sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("sleep apnea" is a kind of...):
sleep disorder (a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern)
apnea (transient cessation of respiration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sleep apnea"):
cot death; crib death; infant death; SIDS; sudden infant death syndrome (sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep)
Context examples:
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)
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