or chiefly Brit  ap*noea  n 1  :  transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs)  2  :  ASPHYXIA ap*ne*ic or chiefly Brit  ap*noe*ic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  apo·nia 
 
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