obstructive sleep apnea
noun[U]
medicalUSspecialized(UKobstructive sleep apnoea)usuk(alsoobstructive sleep apnea syndrome);(abbreviationOSA)atypeofsleepapnea(= aconditionwherebreathingstopsfor ashorttimeduringsleep)causedby aphysicalclosingof theairways:
Obstructivesleepapneais oftenfoundinpeoplewho are veryoverweight.
Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- anti-asthma
- anti-tubercular
- anti-tuberculosis
- anti-tuberculous
- congested
- emphysema
- hay fever
- hepatopulmonary syndrome
- hyperventilate
- legionnaires' disease
- long Covid
- man flu
- SARS
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
- ventilate
- ventilated