apnea

US: (ap′nē ə, ap nē′ə)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ap•ne•a  (ap′nē ə, ap nē′ə), n. [Pathol.]

1. Pathology a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea.)
2. Pathology asphyxia.

Also, ap′noe•a. 

• Greek ápnoia, equivalent. to ápno(os) breathless (a- a-⁶ + pno-, variant stem of pneîn to breathe + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ia -ia
• Neo-Latin apnoea
• 1710–20

ap′ne•al, ap•ne′ic, ap′noe•al, ap•noe′ic, adj.