cheyne-stokes respiration
1Cheyne-Stokes respiration — ICD 10 R06.3 ICD 9 786.04 MeSH D002639 …
2Cheyne-Stokes respiration — chān( ē) .stōks n cyclic breathing marked by a gradual increase in the rapidity of respiration followed by a gradual decrease and total cessation for from 5 to 50 seconds and found esp. in advanced kidney and heart disease, asthma, and increased …
3Cheyne-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 * * * …
4Cheyne-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 …
5Cheyne-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 * * * noun abnormal respiration in which… …
6Cheyne-Stokes respiration (breathing sign) — Cheyne Stokes res·pi·ra·tion (breathing, sign) (chānґ stōksґ) [John Cheyne, Scottish physician, 1777–1836; William Stokes, Irish physician, 1804–1878] see under respiration …
7Cheyne-Stokes respiration — a striking form of breathing in which there is a cyclical variation in the rate, which becomes slower until breathing stops for several seconds before speeding up to a peak and then slowing again. It occurs when the sensitivity of the respiratory …
8cheyne-stokes breathing — noun see cheyne stokes respiration …
9respiration de Cheyne-Stokes — ● respiration de Cheyne Stokes Dyspnée caractérisée par une succession de respirations de volume progressivement croissant puis décroissant, chaque cycle étant séparé du cycle suivant par une pause respiratoire …
10Respiration 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… …
