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sleep apnea

A temporary suspension of breathing occurring repeatedly during sleep that often affects overweight people or those having an obstruction in the breathing tract, an abnormally small throat opening, or a neurological disorder.

sleep apnea

Apnea caused by upper airway obstruction during sleep, associated with frequent awakening and often with daytime sleepiness. It occurs most often in people who are obese or who have an obstructed respiratory tract or neurological abnormalities.

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sleep apnea - apnea that occurs during sleep

sleep disorder - a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern

cot death, crib death, infant death, SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome - sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

apnea - transient cessation of respiration

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sleep apnea (redirected from Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome)

sleep apnea
(redirected from Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome)