Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Cheyne-Stokes respiration  (chnstks, chn-stks)

n.

An abnormal type of breathing seen especially in comatose patients, characterized by alternating periods of shallow and deep breathing.

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[After John Cheyne (1777-1836), Scottish physician and William Stokes (1804-1878), Irish physician.]

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Noun

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration - abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate periodic breathing breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation