HyperDic: periodic_breathing

English > 1 sense of the expression periodic breathing:
NOUNactperiodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respirationabnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
English > periodic breathing: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAbnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate.
SynonymCheyne-Stokes respiration
Broaderbreathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilationThe bodily process of inhalation and exhalation

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