Usually means: Reduced breathing during sleep episodes.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word hypopnea:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypopnea: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. hypopnea: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hypopnea: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hypopnea: Vocabulary.com
  5. hypopnea: Wordnik
  6. hypopnea: Wiktionary
  7. hypopnea: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. hypopnea: Dictionary.com
  9. Hypopnea: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. hypopnea: Rhymezone
  11. hypopnea: FreeDictionary.org
  12. hypopnea: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. hypopnea: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypopnea: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hypopnea: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Sleep Terms (No longer online)
  5. hypopnea: Medical dictionary
  6. Hypopnea: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypopnea)

▸ noun:  (pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate

Similar:
hypopnœa, hypoapnea, hypopnoea, hyperpnea, hyperpnoea, oligopnea, normopnea, hypernoea, apnea, breathlessness, more...

Types:
obstructive, central, mixed, more...

Phrases:
sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, more...

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Similar:
hypopnœa, hypoapnea, hypopnoea, hyperpnea, hyperpnoea, oligopnea, normopnea, hypernoea, apnea, breathlessness, more...

Types:
obstructive, central, mixed, more...

Phrases:
sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, more...



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