Apnea is the medical term for cessation of breathing...
What Is The Medical Term For "Without Breathing"?
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The correct term is apnea. Medical terminology student in 04.
Maybe no respirations or asphyxiation
Asphyxiation I think is the term your looking for, which the medical term for a deficient supply of oxygen.
Apneic means without breathing. Apnea is the absence of breathing. You can have apnea, during which time you will be apneic.