Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- adj. Med. (of a breathing cycle) with a gradual decrease of movement to a complete stop, followed by a gradual increase.
Etymology: J. Cheyne, Sc. physician d. 1836, and W. Stokes, Ir. physician d. 1878
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noun
abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
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or cheyne-stokes breathing
: cyclic breathing marked by a gradual increase in the rapidity of the respirations followed by a gradual decrease and total cessation for from 5 to 50 seconds observed in cardiac and cerebral and related conditions
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Medicine. a type of abnormal breathing found in certain cerebral and cardiac disorders, characterized by alternating periods of heavy, agonized breathing and of temporary suspension of breath.
╂[< John Cheyne, 1777-1836, a Scottish physician, and William Stokes, 1804-1878, an Irish physician, both of whom described it]
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration — ICD 10 R06.3 ICD 9 786.04 MeSH D002639 … Wikipedia
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration — [chān′stōks′] n. respiration characterized by cycles of deep, rapid breathing and weak, slow breathing, as in cases of heart failure or coma … English World dictionary
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Respiration de Cheyne-Stokes — Le médecin John Cheyne (1777, 1836) La respiration de Cheyne Stokes (RCS) est un rythme respiratoire périodique anormal caractérisé par l alternance régulière de périodes d apnée et d hyperpnée (respiration d amplitude augmentée) : on note… … Wikipédia en Français
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