sleep apnea

English Thesaurus

1. apnea that occurs during sleep (noun.state)

hypernym	:	sleep disorder,
definition	:	a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern (noun.state)

hypernym	:	apnea,
definition	:	transient cessation of respiration (noun.state)

hyponym	:	cot death, crib death, infant death, sids, sudden infant death syndrome,
definition	:	sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep (noun.state)