apneic(形容词):指呼吸暂停的、出现呼吸停止(apnea)状态的;常用于医学语境(如“apneic episode 呼吸暂停发作”)。
/æpˈniːɪk/
The baby had an apneic episode during sleep.
婴儿在睡觉时发生了一次呼吸暂停。
After the sedative, the patient became apneic and required assisted ventilation.
使用镇静剂后,病人出现呼吸暂停,需要辅助通气。
apneic 来自名词 apnea(呼吸暂停)+ 形容词后缀 -ic(表示“……的”)。apnea 源于希腊语:**a-**(无、缺乏)+ pnoia/pnoē(呼吸),字面意思就是“没有呼吸”。