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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apnoea /apˈniːə/ (US apnea)

▶noun Medicine temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.

– origin C18: mod. L., from Gk apnoia, from apnous ‘breathless’.

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