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apneusis

apneusis noun: an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.

Noun

apneusis (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.

Words formed from apneusis

Questions about apneusis

What does apneusis mean?
Apneusis means an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
What part of speech is apneusis?
Apneusis is a noun.

Words near apneusis in the dictionary

  1. apneumatic
  2. apneumatosis
  3. apneumone
  4. apneumones
  5. apneumonous
  6. apneusis
  7. apneustic
  8. APNI
  9. APNIC
  10. apnoea
  11. apnoeae

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