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Medical Definition of Apneusis
1. An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem. Origin: G. A-priv. + pneusis, a breathing, fr. Pneo, to breathe (05 Mar 2000)
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