Associations to the word «Hypopnea»

Wiktionary

HYPOPNEA, noun. (pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate.

Dictionary definition

HYPOPNEA, noun. Slow or shallow breathing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats