Synonyms for apnea
ˈæp ni ə, æpˈni əap·nea

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1. apneanoun

   Synonyms:
   asphyxia

2. apneanoun

   The cessation of breathing.

   Synonyms:
   asphyxia

Princeton's WordNet

1. apneanoun

   transient cessation of respiration

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1. Raj Dasgupta:

   Women with obstructive sleep apnea often get underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed because they may not present with the classic symptoms that we see when we’re evaluating men, maybe we need to ask different questions or look at different parameters, or is there something we’re missing here?

2. Bhanuprakash Kolla:

   There are also some states( such as) Minnesota that have added sleep apnea as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis use.

3. Glenn Keller:

   After finding out I had sleep apnea, of course I wanted to know a little more about it, and from what I understand, you're sleeping but you're not resting.

4. Karin Johnson:

   Typical post-stroke workup involves testing for many risk factors including carotid atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, hypercoagulable states, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes among others, obstructive sleep apnea not only worsens all of these conditions but even with adjusting for other causes doubles the risk of stroke.

5. Raj Dasgupta:

   The O stands for observed apnea, and that's actually worse than just snoring, an apnea means no flow of air -- no air coming in no air going out. You're not breathing. Observed apnea is really a red flag.