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Word entry · 5 letters

apnea

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"Temporary breathing pause"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæp.ni.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaenpStarts with AEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2P3N4E5A

Definitions

  1. transient cessation of respiration

Word origin

From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).

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