noun[ U ]medicalUK specialized(US central sleep apnea)uk/ˌsen.trəl ˈsliːp ˌæp.ni.ə/us/ˈsen.trəl ˈsliːp ˌæp.ni.ə/
中枢性睡眠呼吸暂停
a condition in which a person repeatedly stops breathing when they are sleeping because of wrong messages from the brain to the muscles used for breathing