apnea

English Thesaurus

1. transient cessation of respiration (noun.state)

hypernym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

hyponym	:	periodic apnea of the newborn,
definition	:	irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome (noun.state)

hyponym	:	sleep apnea,
definition	:	apnea that occurs during sleep (noun.state)