Cheyne-Stokes breathing

/ (ˈtʃeɪnˈstəʊks) /

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noun

pathol alternating shallow and deep breathing, as in comatose patients

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Word Origin for Cheyne-Stokes breathing

C19: named after John Cheyne (1777–1836), Scottish physician, and William Stokes (1804–78), Irish physician

Words nearby Cheyne-Stokes breathing

chewy, chex, Cheyenne, Cheyenne River, Cheyne, Cheyne-Stokes breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, chez, CHF, chg., Chhattisgarh

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Example sentences from the Web for Cheyne-Stokes breathing

He said, ‘They’re both shot in the head and neither of them are breathing.
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Both Rohan and Kalayjian recommend breathing in some fresh air each day.
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According to the report, the evidence suggested that Mr. Stewart had stopped breathing before his arrival at Bellevue.
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Police were giving them “a little breathing room,” according to Bratton.
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So many eighteen-year-old girls,” says Oliona, “breathing down my neck.
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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
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"Warn the men, and arrange tanks and chutes accordingly; for Harvey Cheyne is in a hurry, a hurry—hurry," sang the wires.
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Harvey Cheyne's wife, she was sick back, an' we did n't want to jounce her.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
“Never mind that,” Jessie flung back over her shoulder, and still breathing easily as she set a slower stroke.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Even the short stop had allowed their horses a breathing spell and they could now ride more leisurely.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

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