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periodic breathing

DEFINITIONS OF: periodic breathing

1

n abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

Synonyms:
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Type of:
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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