Cheyne-Stokes breathing
/ˈtʃeɪnˈstəʊks/noun
mass noun
- Medicine a cyclical pattern of breathing in which movement gradually decreases to a complete stop and then returns to normal. It occurs in various medical conditions, and at high altitudes.【医】呼吸, 陈-施二氏呼吸, 潮式呼吸。
词源
late 19th cent.: named after John Cheyne （1777-1836）， Scottish physician， and William Stokes （1804-78）， Irish physician.