Cheyne
[ chey-nee, cheyn ]
/ ˈtʃeɪ ni, tʃeɪn /
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noun
Thomas Kel·ly [kel-ee], /ˈkɛl i/, 1841–1915, English clergyman and Biblical scholar.
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chew up, chewy, chex, Cheyenne, Cheyenne River, Cheyne, Cheyne-Stokes breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, chez, CHF, chg.
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Cheyne
[ chān, chā′nē ]
Scottish physician who described (1818) the breathing irregularity now known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
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