periodic breathing

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

periodic breathing is a valid 18-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1I1O1D2I1C3B3R1E1A1T1H4I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does periodic breathing mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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