/?sli?p ??p.ni.?/amedicalconditionin which someonestopsbreathingfor ashorttimewhensleepingSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAnimal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
aerobic
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
asphyxia
asphyxiation
breathable
breathe
breathlessly
exhale
puffed (out)
respiratory
respire
shallow
sigh
sleep apnoea
smother
snuffle
strangulate
suffocation
throttle
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