apnea

As nouns the difference between hypoventilation and apnea

is that hypoventilation is respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose while apnea is the cessation of breathing.

As nouns the difference between apnea and choke

is that apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing while choke is a control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

As a verb choke is

to be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way.

As nouns the difference between insomnia and apnea

is that insomnia is (label) while apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing.

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between apnea and epilepsy

is that apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing while epilepsy is (pathology) a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

As nouns the difference between apnea and epilepsy

is that apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing while epilepsy is (pathology) a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

As nouns the difference between apnea and nausea

is that apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing while nausea is (l).

As nouns the difference between dyspnoea and apnea

is that dyspnoea is while apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing.

As nouns the difference between orthopnea and apnea

is that orthopnea is an alternative spelling of lang=en while apnea is the cessation of breathing.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and apnea

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while apnea is (pathology) the cessation of breathing.