|
|
 |
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cheyne-Stokes res·pi·ra·tion [ chàyn stṓks respə ràysh'n ] |
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
shallow and heavy breathing: a breathing pattern marked by shallow breathing alternating with periods of rapid heavy breathing found in some medical conditions and also occurring at high altitude
|
| [Late 19th century. After John Cheyne (1777-1836), Scottish physician, and William Stokes (1804-1878), Irish physician] |
|
|
|