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apnoea

Syllables: ap·noe·a/ˈæp.ni.ə/

apnoea is the alternative form of apnea.

Meaning of apnea

Noun

apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas)

  1. The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
    Synonyms:
    asphyxia

Forms of apnoea

pluralapnoeas
pluralapnoeae

Origin of apnoea

From a- + -pnoea.

Words formed from apnoea

Phrases with apnoea

Questions about apnoea

What is apnoea the alternative form of?
Apnoea is the alternative form of apnea.
How do you pronounce apnoea?
Apnoea is pronounced /ˈæp.ni.ə/.

Words near apnoea in the dictionary

  1. apneumonous
  2. apneusis
  3. apneustic
  4. APNI
  5. APNIC
  6. apnoea
  7. apnoeae
  8. apnoeal
  9. apnoeas
  10. apnoeic
  11. apnosticism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apnoea (page history and authors); apnea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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