Definitions for apneas

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apneas ap·ne·a

Spelling: [ap-nee-uh, ap-nee-uh]

IPA: /ˈæp ni ə, æpˈni ə/

Apneas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 101 anagrams from letters in apneas (aaenps).

Definitions for apneas

noun

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

Origin of apneas

1710-20; New Latin apnoea Greek ápnoia, equivalent to ápno(os) breathless (a- a-⁶ + pno-, variant stem of pneîn to breathe + -os adj. suffix) + -ia