Definitions of Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
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synonyms:
periodic breathing
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type of:
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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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breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
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