sleep apnea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (US, countable, uncountable) A common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete cessation of airflow during sleep, leading to intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, sleep fragmentation, and recurrent arousals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleep apneas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sleep apnoea | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
ko 수면 무호흡증 (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · tr uyku apnesi (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · it apnea nell sonno (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · ja 睡眠時無呼吸 (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · de Schlafapnoe-Syndrom (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · lv miega apnoja (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · cmn 睡眠呼吸暫停 /睡眠呼吸暂停 (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · es apnea del sueño (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · sv sömnapné (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · it apnea notturna (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · nl slaapapneu (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · mi moe hātū (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · ca apnea del son (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · cs spánková apnoe (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · fr apnée du sommeil (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · ru апноэ во сне (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · ar اِنْقِطَاع النَّفَس أَثْنَاء النَّوْم (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · pl bezdech senny (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · da søvnapnø (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · pt apneia do sono (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · ga aipnia chodlata (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · fi uniapnea (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) · sk spánkové apnoe (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep)