apnœa

See also: apnoea

English

Noun

apnœa (countable and uncountable, plural apnœas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of apnea
    • 1847, The Lancet, page #166:
      Besides, there was extreme congestion of part of the lungs, and obstruction of the bronchi. In connexion with these changes stand the vomiting and purging, and, with the last of them, death by apnœa.
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