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− | '''Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa''' (from the Greek, meaning ''to breathe'') is a term for suspension of external breathing. During an apnea event there is no movement of the muscles of respiration and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged. | + | '''Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa''' (from the Greek, meaning ''to breathe'') is a term for suspension of external [[breathing]]. During an apnea event there is no movement of the muscles of [[respiration]] and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged. |
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Revision as of 15:24, 11 February 2012
Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa (from the Greek, meaning to breathe) is a term for suspension of external breathing. During an apnea event there is no movement of the muscles of respiration and the volume of the lungs initially remains unchanged.
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