cheyne-stokes respiration

NOUN
25 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cheyne-stokes respiration is a valid 25-letter word worth 37 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3H4E1Y4N1E1-0S1T1O1K5E1S1R1E1S1P3I1R1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =37 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 74TRIPLE WORD → 111
MEANING

What does cheyne-stokes respiration mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate.