Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periodic apnea of the newborn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-od-ic ap-nea of the new-born
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome

Questions

What does periodic apnea of the newborn mean?: irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome

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