Usually means: Breathing repeatedly stops during sleep.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word Obstructive sleep apnea:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. obstructive sleep apnea: Dictionary.com
  2. Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obstructive sleep apnea: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. obstructive sleep apnea: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Apnea, obstructive sleep, Obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep apnea, obstructive: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Obstructive sleep apnea: Merck Manuals
  6. Obstructive sleep apnea: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  7. obstructive sleep apnea: Medical dictionary
  8. WeMove Glossary of Terms (No longer online)
  9. Apnea, obstructive sleep, Obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep apnea, obstructive, Obstructive sleep apnea: Drug Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Obstructive sleep apnea)

noun:  the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep.

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