Diseases

Apnea

A transient absence of spontaneous respiration.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A transient absence of spontaneous respiration.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Apneas

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse APNEA with other resp disord: use only when text uses APNEA; apnea neonatorum = APNEA + check tags INFANT, NEWBORN + HUMAN

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Apnea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001049. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001049
  2. Apnea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apnea
  3. Apnea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754424