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adj. - Of or relating to transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs)

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  • Melodee asked what history had Tanya Reid provided about Morgan's seventh apneic episode.
  • Perhaps Tanya Reid could be caught in the act of smothering her baby to create the apneic spells.
  • Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy was Morgan Reid's problem-not some bizarre apneic and seizure disorder.
  • "Mr. Reid, has any physician accused you of suffocating the child to bring about a seizure or apneic episode?"
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