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sleep apnea

DEFINITIONS OF: sleep apnea

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n apnea that occurs during sleep

Types:
SIDS, cot death, crib death, infant death, sudden infant death syndrome
sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
Type of:
sleep disorder
a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
apnea
transient cessation of respiration
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