periodic apnea of the newborn

NOUN
29 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

periodic apnea of the newborn is a valid 29-letter word worth 43 points in Scrabble and 49 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1I1O1D2I1C3A1P3N1E1A1O1F4T1H4E1N1E1W4B3O1R1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =43 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 86TRIPLE WORD → 129
MEANING

What does periodic apnea of the newborn mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome.

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