apneu

• apnoea (dated)

Borrowed from New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈnøː/

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• Hyphenation: ap‧neu
• Rhymes: -øː

apneu f (plural apneus)

1. an apnea

• slaapapneu

• → Indonesian: apneu

From Dutch apneu, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈap̚nɛu̯]
• Hyphenation: ap‧nèu

apneu (plural apneu-apneu)

1. (emergency medicine) alternative spelling of apnea (“apnea; apnoea”)