Obstructive sleep apnea/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Obstructive sleep apnea.

Clinical complex due to the pathophysiologic response to anatomic defects of the nasopharynx, characterized by hundreds of apneic episodes during sleep, resulting in upper airway closure.

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