apnoea
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of apnoea
C18: from New Latin, from Greek apnoia, from a- 1 + pnein to breathe
Example Sentences
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This discovery could lead to new ways to treat high blood pressure, especially in people with sleep apnoea, where carotid body activity increases when breathing stops during sleep.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
GLP-1 drugs were originally developed for diabetes but research has suggested they could help with an expanding range of health problems including heart disease, sleep apnoea and even addiction.
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
Medically, that would improve health in areas like heart attack risk, sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
Apart from its association with cancer, some genic variants of the Alex3 protein and its genic family are also related to neurodegenerative diseases -- especially Parkinson's -- , sleep apnoea and metabolic diseases.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
As the President did not then revive, I thought of the other mode of death, apnoea, and assumed my preferred position to revive by artificial respiration.
From Lincoln's Last Hours by Leale, Charles Augustus
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