Antonyms for apnea


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ap-nee-uh, ap-nee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp ni ə, æpˈni ə


Definition of apnea

Origin :
  • "suspension of breathing," also apnoea, 1719, Modern Latin, from Greek apnoia "absence of respiration," from apnos "without breathing," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + pnein "to breathe" (see pneuma).
  • As in break : noun interruption of activity

Synonyms for apnea

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