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apnea
ap·ne·a [ ápnee ə ] or ap·noe·a [ ápnee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
brief pause in breathing: a temporary suspension or absence of breathing
[Early 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek apnoia "not breathing" < pnein "breathe"]
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