APNUS
\ɐpnjˈuːz], \ɐpnjˈuːz], \ɐ_p_n_j_ˈuː_z]\
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One devoid of respiration. An epithet applied by authors to cases in which the respiration is so small and slow, that it seems suspended.-Castelli. It is probable, however, that the word was always applied to the patient, not to the disease.
By Robley Dunglison
