periodic apnea of the newborn

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   irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome

   Broaderapnea

Questions about periodic apnea of the newborn

What does periodic apnea of the newborn mean?

periodic apnea of the newborn means "irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome".

Is periodic apnea of the newborn a common word?

periodic apnea of the newborn is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.