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apneic
[ ap-nee-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to apnea, a condition in which a person, either an infant or a sleeping adult, involuntarily and temporarily stops breathing:
In apneic patients, the muscles of the tongue or soft palate may relax too much and collapse against the back of the throat, blocking airflow.
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Origin of apneic1
Example Sentences
According to the lawsuit, a doctor wrote in emergency room notes that Mitchell was 鈥渦nresponsive apneic and pulseless and cold to the touch鈥 when he arrived.
He was out of air, unconscious and, as the report described him, 鈥渁pneic,鈥 having temporarily stopped breathing.
The San Diego medical examiner said Mr Hernandez was found "pulseless and apneic by his roommate in their dorm room" on Thursday morning.
Her assistant told authorities that Fisher slept most of the flight and had a few apneic episodes during the journey, which was usual, the coroner鈥檚 report said.
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