Disease or Syndrome
central apnea
cen·tral ap·ne·a
Definitions related to central apnea:
  • Apnea resulting from depression of the respiratory centers in the medulla oblongata. There is a lack of respiratory effort rather than obstruction of airflow.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Cessation of air flow due to abnormal central nervous system control.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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