PERIODIC BREATHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periodic breathing mean? 

• PERIODIC BREATHING (noun)
  The noun PERIODIC BREATHING has 1 sense:

1. abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

  Familiarity information: PERIODIC BREATHING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIODIC BREATHING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Cheyne-Stokes respiration; periodic breathing

Hypernyms ("periodic breathing" is a kind of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

 Context examples 

A broad classification of disorders which includes 6 subtypes (primary central sleep apnea, central sleep apnea due to Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern, central sleep apnea due to medical condition not Cheyne-Stokes, central sleep apnea due to high-altitude periodic breathing, central sleep apnea due to drug or substance and primary sleep apnea of infancy) that are each characterized by interruptions in breathing while asleep.

(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)