apnea

Meaning of apnea

noun
  1. temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.
    thousands suffer from sleep apnoea

early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek apnoia, from apnous ‘breathless’.

Information about apnea

Hyphenation of apnea

ap-nea

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • apnea is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of apnea

Anagrams of apnea

napea, paean

Words that rhyme with apnea

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