Cheyne-Stokes respiration

noun

ˌchān(-ē)-ˌstōks- 

: cyclic breathing marked by a gradual increase in the rapidity of respiration followed by a gradual decrease and total cessation for from 5 to 50 seconds and found especially in advanced kidney and heart disease, asthma, and increased intracranial pressure

called also Cheyne-Stokes breathing