PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN
Dictionary entry overview: What does periodic apnea of the newborn mean? • PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN (noun)
The noun PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN has 1 sense:
1. irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Familiarity information: PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN (noun)
Meaning:
Irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("periodic apnea of the newborn" is a kind of...):
apnea (transient cessation of respiration)
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