APNEA
What does "APNEA" mean?
A temporary stop in breathing, especially during sleep.
Meanings
- A transient cessation of breathing, whether voluntary or due to a disorder. His sleep apnea left him exhausted despite eight hours in bed. technical
Did you know?
- In competitive freediving, athletes practising static apnea have held their breath underwater for well over eleven minutes - though such feats use risky oxygen pre-breathing techniques.
Word origin
From Greek 'apnoia', want of breath (a- 'without' + pnein 'to breathe'), via New Latin 'apnoea'; the same 'pnein' root gives 'pneumonia' and 'pneumatic'.
Remember it
APNEA: A-P-N-E-A, no breath - the P and N sit silent and still, just like your breathing pauses.
A little poem
Mid-sleep the breath stops-
the body, in its own dark,
forgetting to ask.
haiku
What it teaches
The most automatic things can fail in silence; notice what you have always trusted to keep going.
Quick facts
What does APNEA mean?
A temporary stop in breathing, especially during sleep.
Is APNEA a valid word?
Yes — APNEA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is APNEA?
APNEA has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does APNEA come from?
From Greek 'apnoia', want of breath (a- 'without' + pnein 'to breathe'), via New Latin 'apnoea'; the same 'pnein' root gives 'pneumonia' and 'pneumatic'.
What can APNEA teach us?
The most automatic things can fail in silence; notice what you have always trusted to keep going.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.