Tom suffers from sleep apnea.
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Apnea
//ˈæp.ni.ə//
Synonyms for "apnea" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
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Related words (26)
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Translations
25 translations across 24 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 呼吸中止 noun (cessation of breathing)
Czech
1 entries- apnoe noun (cessation of breathing)
Danish
1 entries- apnø noun (cessation of breathing)
Dutch
1 entries- apneu noun (cessation of breathing)
Esperanto
1 entries- apneo noun (cessation of breathing)
Finnish
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
French
1 entries- apnée noun (cessation of breathing)
Galician
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
German
1 entries- Apnoe noun (cessation of breathing)
Indonesian
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
Irish
1 entries- aipnia noun (cessation of breathing)
Italian
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
Korean
1 entries- 무호흡 noun (cessation of breathing)
Māori
1 entries- hātū noun (cessation of breathing)
Norwegian
2 entries- apne noun (cessation of breathing)
- apné noun (cessation of breathing)
Polish
1 entries- bezdech noun (cessation of breathing)
Portuguese
1 entries- apneia noun (cessation of breathing)
Romanian
1 entries- apnee noun (cessation of breathing)
Russian
1 entries- апноэ noun (cessation of breathing)
Slovak
1 entries- apnoe noun (cessation of breathing)
Spanish
1 entries- apnea noun (cessation of breathing)
Swedish
1 entries- apné noun (cessation of breathing)
Welsh
1 entries- diffyg anadl noun (cessation of breathing)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Since I've been on this diet, my weight is down, my cholesterol is down and my sleep apnea has completely disappeared.
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Email apnea happens while holding your breath when reading emails.
Source: tatoeba (8579729)
Tom has sleep apnea.
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