apneustic breathing
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ap·neus·tic breath·ing
pauses in the respiratory cycle at full inspiration, caused by damage of the respiratory control centers in the more caudal pons.
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ap·neus·tic breath·ing
(ap-nūstik brēdhing)Gaps in the respiratory cycle at full inspiration, caused by damage of the respiratory control centers in the more caudal pons.
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apneustic breathing
Prolonged breath-holding occurring during inspiration or, less often, during expiration and followed by rapid breathing. This phenomenon is caused by brainstem damage in the PONS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ap·neus·tic breath·ing
(ap-nūstik brēdhing)Pauses in respiratory cycle at full inspiration, caused by damage to respiratory control centers in the more caudal pons.
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