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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Cardiologists use them to help patients shed weight before procedures such as angioplasty, orthopaedic surgeons to ease stress on joints before knee surgery, and chest physicians to treat conditions such as obstructive sleep apnoea.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Since 2021, the company has been battling a series of crises over its DreamStation machines for sleep apnoea, a disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
It is designed to treat sleep apnoea, a condition that causes a person to stop and start breathing in their sleep, which she developed after having Covid.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
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
When the temperature is at about 16� C., the periods of apnoea in the gradually awaking animal are very short and infrequent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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