obstructive sleep apnoea
noun[U]
medicalUKspecialized(USobstructive sleep apnea)uk/əbˌstrʌk.tɪv ˈsliːp.æp.ni.ə/us/əbˈstrʌk.tɪv ˈsliːp ˌæp.ni.ə/(alsoobstructive sleep apnoea syndrome);(abbreviationOSA)atypeofsleepapnoea(= aconditionwherebreathingstopsfor ashorttimeduringsleep)causedby aphysicalclosingof theairways:
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停Obstructivesleepapnoeais oftenfoundinpeoplewho are veryoverweight.阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停经常在体重严重过重的人身上。
Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
- be in the land of nodidiom
- beauty
- bed
- bunk
- bunk down
- bye-byes
- count
- dead
- delayed sleep phase pattern
- drift off
- drop
- flake
- power nap
- sleep
- slumber
- soporifically
- spark out
- sparko
- take to your bedidiom
- tucksomeonein