Phenomena and Processes

Breath Holding

An involuntary or voluntary pause in breathing, sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An involuntary or voluntary pause in breathing, sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Breath Holdings
  • Holding, Breath
  • Holdings, Breath

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Respiration (1967-2012)

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Tree Number

  1. G09.772.705w.349w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Breath Holding. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062485. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062485
  2. Breath Holding. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breath-holding_spell
  3. Breath Holding. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382254