CHEYNE-STOKES' RESPIRATION
\t͡ʃˈe͡ɪnstˈə͡ʊks ɹˌɛspɪɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \tʃˈeɪnstˈəʊks ɹˌɛspɪɹˈeɪʃən], \tʃ_ˈeɪ_n_s_t_ˈəʊ_k_s ɹ_ˌɛ_s_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Respiration in which there is a rhythmical increase and decrease in respiratory movements.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.