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sleep apnea

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun sleep apnea has 1 sense
  1. sleep apnea - apnea that occurs during sleep
    --1 is a kind of
    apnea; sleep disorder
    --1 has particulars:
     sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, infant death, crib death, cot death

Definitions from the Web

Sleep Apnea


Description:

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder characterized by interrupted breathing during sleep. It occurs when the throat muscles intermittently relax and block the airway, leading to breathing pauses that can last from a few seconds to minutes.


Sample Sentences:

Noun - medical condition:

My father suffers from sleep apnea, which causes him to snore loudly and feel fatigued during the day.

Noun - popular term:

Many people are unaware that snoring can sometimes be an indication of sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that requires proper diagnosis and treatment.

Related verb - medical context:

The doctor warned me that smoking can further exacerbate sleep apnea symptoms and advised me to quit immediately.

Related verb - popular context:

I realized that my excessive daytime sleepiness was a result of sleep apnea once I underwent a sleep study.


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