1
: transient cessation of respiration
especially
: sleep apnea
2
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There are multiple treatments for apnea, including weight loss, CPAP sleep masks, implantable devices, and surgery.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Sleep apnea, which is when a person briefly stops breathing while asleep, not only can be disruptive to sleep, but the condition can also damage a person's mental and overall health.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday, Apple announced that its latest Apple Watch 10 can also alert users to sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly during sleep.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
For these people, treating the apnea might solve the pee problem.
—Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Sleep apnea, which is when a person briefly stops breathing while asleep, not only can be disruptive to sleep, but the condition can also damage a person's mental and overall health.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday, Apple announced that its latest Apple Watch 10 can also alert users to sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly during sleep.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
For these people, treating the apnea might solve the pee problem.
—Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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“Apnea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apnea. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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apnea
noun
ap·nea
1
: transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs) see sleep apnea
2
: asphyxia
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