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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APNOEA

From New Latin, from Greek apnoia, from a-1 + pnein to breathe.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APNOEA

apnoea  [æpˈnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APNOEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apnoea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APNOEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apnea

Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa is a term for suspension of external breathing. During apnea, there is no movement of the muscles of inhalation and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged. Depending on the patency of the airways, there may or may not be a flow of gas between the lungs and the environment; gas exchange within the lungs and cellular respiration are not affected.

Definition of apnoea in the English dictionary

The definition of apnoea in the dictionary is a temporary inability to breathe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APNOEA


apnea
æpˈnɪə
auctioneer
ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə
avenir
ˌævəˈnɪə
buccaneer
ˌbʌkəˈnɪə
chiffonier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
engineer
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə
eupnea
juːpˈnɪə
eupnoea
juːpˈnɪə
meneer
məˈnɪə
mountaineer
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə
paneer
pəˈnɪə
pioneer
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə
re-engineer
ˌriːendʒɪˈnɪə
sinfonia
ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə
souvenir
ˌsuːvəˈnɪə
tachypnea
ˌtækɪpˈnɪə
tachypnoea
ˌtækɪpˈnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə
veneer
vɪˈnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APNOEA

aplastic anaemia
aplastic anemia
aplenty
aplite
aplitic
aplomb
aplustre
apnea
apneusis
apneustic
apnoeal
apnoeic
Apo
apoapsis
Apoc.
apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
apocalyptically
apocalypticism

WORDS THAT END LIKE APNOEA

amenorrhoea
bacillary white diarrhoea
diarrhoea
dysmenorrhoea
dyspnoea
Euboea
galactorrhoea
gonorrhoea
hyperpnoea
hypopnoea
ipomoea
leucorrhoea
orthopnoea
pyorrhoea
rhinorrhoea
seborrhoea
sleep apnoea
steatorrhoea
toea
zoea

Synonyms and antonyms of apnoea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apnoea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APNOEA

Find out the translation of apnoea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apnoea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apnoea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呼吸暂停
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apnea
570 millions of speakers

English

apnoea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एपनिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توقف التنفس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апноэ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apnéia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাপনিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apnée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apnea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atemstillstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無呼吸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apnea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngưng thở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वसनक्रिया बंद होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apnea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezdech
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апное
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apnee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apnee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apné
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apnea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apnoea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APNOEA»

The term «apnoea» is regularly used and occupies the 103.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APNOEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apnoea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apnoea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apnoea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APNOEA»

Discover the use of apnoea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apnoea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Apnoea
Set in the hi-tech world of modern medicine, it is the story of a specialist in anaesthesia, determined to provide the perfect sevice to his patients, while simultaneously striving to enlighten the public about the enormous contribution ...
Sumanth Kamath, 2007
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Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnoea: A step-by-step guide ...
Tess Graham. stops breathing because of an obstruction in their upper airway, typically in the pharynx — the wall of the throat behind the nose and tongue. There are degrees of severity. Typically the apnoea interrupts a period of loud snoring ...
Tess Graham, 2012
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Sleep Apnoea and Related Conditions: With Recommendations ...
1.1 The sleep apnoea syndromes are disorders of breathing during sleep whose importance has been increasingly recognised over the last 15 years. They disrupt sleep but generally are not manifest during wakefulness, since it is sleep itself ...
‎1993
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European Respiratory Monograph 50: Sleep Apnoea:
Year Study title Study type ROSS [14] 2000 Systematic review and meta- Meta analysis of 71 FLEMMONS[15] 2003 analysis of the literature regarding the diagnosis of sleep apnoea Home diagnosis of sleep apnoea studies after review of 937 ...
W.T. McNicholas, M.R. Bonsignore, 2010
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Practical Paediatrics
Apnoea is defined as a cessation of breathing lasting for 20 seconds or more. Apnoea lasting for less than 20 seconds is also significant if accompanied by colour change, bradycardia of less than 100 beats per minute or hypotonia. Physiology ...
Don M. Roberton, M. J. South, 2007
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Essential Neonatal Medicine
Apnoea is most common in preterm babies, particularly those born at less than 34 weeks' gestation. It is seen in 25% of infants of birthweight less than 2500 g, and in over 80% ofinfants with birthweight below 1000 g. It is uncommon in the first ...
Sunil Sinha, Lawrence Miall, Luke Jardine, 2012
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Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy ...
Table 1 – Subject Information Number of Subjects: 10 Sleep Apnoea Type: Obstructive 9 Central 1 Mixed 0 Gender: Male: 10 Female: 0 Age: Mean: 45 SD: 8.88 Body Mass Index (BMI): Mean: 27.01 SD: 3.27 Apnoea-Hypopnea Index ( AHI): ...
H.-A. Park, P.J. Murray, C. Delaney, 2006
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Sleep Apnea: Current Diagnosis and Treatment
2 Deegan PC, McNicholas WT: Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J 1995;8:1161–1178. 3 Douglas NJ: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypop- noea syndrome; in Arnold (ed): Clinicians' Guide to Sleep Medicine. Arnold ...
Winfried J. Randerath, Bernd M. Sanner, Virend K. Somers, 2006
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Textbook of Neonatal Medicine: A Chinese Perspective
Half of the infants with periodic breathing develop apnoea at one time or another. 5 Apnoeic spells have been reported in the majority of infants under 30 weeks gestation, in about 50% at 30—32 weeks and 7% at 34—35 weeks. The frequency ...
Victor Y.H. Yu, Zekang Feng, Reginald C. Tsang, 1996
10
Coping with Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
If your partner keeps you awake at night, find out how lifestyle changes, snoring remedies, surgery and medicine can help you sleep better.
Jill Eckersley, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APNOEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apnoea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Does your child have a sleep disorder?
You think of sleep apnoea in adults, you tend to think of sleepy, drowsy adults, whereas in children who sleep too little or poorly because of ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
2
Chronic Sleep Deprivation and Health Effects
A variety of factors can cause poor sleep, including health conditions such as sleep apnoea. But in most cases, it's due to bad sleeping habits. «Odisha Samaya, Jul 15»
3
Excessive daytime sleepiness and falls among older men and …
... adults, and has been associated with individual markers of underlying sleep pathology, such as cases of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) [3]. «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
4
25 tips and tricks to help you get better sleep
Sleep apnoea (momentarily stopping breathing while asleep) and restless leg syndrome (discomfort in the legs and an urge to move them) are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Baby seals that practice in pools make better divers
The next steps of this research involve looking at exactly how periods of apnoea are related to changes in heart rate in the seals to better ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
6
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle's blog: July 1, 2015
Currently, the campaign is raising money to donate sleep apnoea breathing monitors to hospitals. RAF Valley. I'm a member of the Assembly's ... «Caerphilly Observer, Jul 15»
7
Have you bought these 5 super small-cap stocks?
SomnoMed produces a low-cost and less intrusive alternative of sleep apnoea devices to that of ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD). One look ... «Motley Fool Australia, Jun 15»
8
Tongue tie: What you need to know
Children and adults with unrevised tongue ties can also develop sleep apnoea - and some of the delightful pleasures of life, like licking an ice ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
9
3 rock-solid blue-chip stocks for your retirement portfolio
ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD) is a dual-listed biotechnology company providing sleep apnoea devices to customers around the world. «Motley Fool Australia, Jun 15»
10
15 things all men should know about losing weight
As you drop weight, related conditions like sleep apnoea, where you stop breathing during your sleep, can be completely cured. 5. You get ... «Metro, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Apnoea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apnoea>. Apr 2024 ».
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