Term: periodic apnea of the newborn: irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: psilophytaceae: Paleozoic plants
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: procavia: type genus of the Procaviidae
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: digitalis: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: dehiscence: (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: dowitcher: shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: enormity: the quality of extreme wickedness
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: turdinae: alternative classification for the thrushes
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: pollen tube: (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: aftereffect: a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
Broader: apnea: transient cessation of respiration | Unrelated: job application: an application for a job