PERIODIC APNEA OF THE NEWBORN

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 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)

Sense 1

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)