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apneusis /ap·neu·sis/ (ap-noo´sis) sustained effort for inhalation unrelieved by exhalation.apneu´stic

apneusis [ap-noo´sis]

sustained, gasping inhalation followed by short, inefficient exhalation, which can continue to the point of asphyxia; it is often associated with lesions in a respiratory center of the brain. adj., adj apneu´stic.

apneusis

sustained, gasping inspiration followed by short, inefficient expiration, which can continue to the point of asphyxia. Often associated with lesions in the respiratory center in the brain.

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