sleep apnoea

A form of sleep apnea — A common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete cessation of airflow during sleep, leading to intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, sleep fragmentation, and recurrent arousals.

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Meanings

nounsleep apnoea (countable and uncountable, plural sleep apnoeas)

plural sleep apnoeas

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of sleep apnea.

    After the accident, a sleep study identified that the GBRf driver had previously undiagnosed severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

    2023 August 23, “Network News: RAIB cites driver fatigue as factor in 28mph collision”, in RAIL, number 990, page 12
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