Cheyne-Stokes
Meaning
Noun
- An abnormal pattern of breathing involving apnea, characteristic of those in a coma or suffering cardiac or cerebral episodes.
Origin
- From the names of Scottish physician John Cheyne (1777–1836) and Irish physician William Stokes (1804–1878).
Modern English dictionary
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