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Sleep Medicine Terminology

Comprehensive definitions of sleep medicine terms, conditions, treatments, and diagnostic procedures with clinical context.

A

Actigraphy

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation (ASV)

Adenoids

Adenotonsillectomy

Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder

Airway Collapse

Airway Resistance

Alpha Waves

Apnea

Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)

Arousal Index

Arousal Threshold

Arousal-RDI Metric

Arousal-Respiratory Disturbance Index

Arytenoid Cartilages

Auto-Titration Algorithm

Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP)

B

Backup Rate

Bariatric Surgery

Berlin Questionnaire

BiPAP Treatment

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)

Blood Pressure Dipping

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Bruxism

C

SAQLI Diagnostic

Calgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI)

Central Apnea Detection

Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR)

Chin Strap

Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

Clear Airway Apnea

CompSAS Condition

Complex Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Compliance Data

Compliance Monitoring

Compliance Rate

Confusional Arousals

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

CPAP Desensitization

Cycle Sensitivity

D

Data Download

Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder

Delta Waves

Desaturation Index

E

Efficacy Data

Electrocardiography (ECG/EKG)

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Electromyography (EMG)

Electrooculography (EOG)

ETCO2 Diagnostic

End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2)

EPAP (Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure)

Epiglottis

Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

Event Detection

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)

Exploding Head Syndrome

F

Fatal Familial Insomnia

Flow Limitation Detection

Flow Waveform

Friedman Classification

Full Face Mask

FOSQ Diagnostic

Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)

G

Genioglossus Advancement (GA)

Genioglossus Muscle

H

Hard Palate

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Heated Humidification

High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)

HSAT Diagnostic

Home Sleep Apnea Test (HSAT)

Hybrid Mask

Hyoid Bone

Hyoid Suspension

Hypercapnia

Hypnic Jerks

Hypnogram

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

Hypopharynx

Hypopnea

Hypopnea Detection

Hypoxia

I

Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Insomnia

Inspire Therapy

Intentional Leak

IPAP (Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure)

ISWRD Condition

Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder

J

Jet Lag Disorder

K

K-Complexes

Kleine-Levin Syndrome

L

Larynx

Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP)

Lateral Pharyngeal Walls

Leak Compensation

Loop Gain

M

Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)

Mallampati Score

Mandible

Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)

Mask Interface

Mask Leak

Maxilla

Maxillomandibular Advancement (MMA)

Mean SpO2 Metric

Mean Oxygen Saturation

Microsleep

MV or VE Metric

Minute Ventilation

MSLT Diagnostic

Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)

Myofunctional Therapy

N

Nadir SpO2

Narcolepsy

Nasal EPAP

Nasal Mask

Nasal Pillows

Nasal Pressure Transducer

Nasal Septum

Nasal Surgery

Nasal Valve

Nasopharynx

Neck Circumference

Night Terrors

Nocturia

Nocturnal Asthma

Nocturnal Hypoxemia

Nocturnal Panic Attacks

N24SWD Condition

Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder

Non-Supine AHI

NREM AHI

NREM Sleep

O

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS)

Obstructive Apnea Detection

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT)

Oropharyngeal Exercises

Oropharynx

Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI)

SpO2 Physiological

Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)

Oxygen Therapy

P

Palatal Implants

Palatoglossus Muscle

Palatopharyngeus Muscle

Parasomnias

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)

Periodic Limb Movement Index (PLMI)

Pcrit Physiological

Pharyngeal Critical Closing Pressure (Pcrit)

Pharynx

Pickwickian Syndrome

PSQI Diagnostic

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Polysomnography (PSG)

Positional Therapy

Positive Airway Pressure (PAP)

Pressure Range

Pressure Relief Technology

Pressure Setting

Pressure Support

Pressure Waveform

Primary Snoring

SpO2 Diagnostic

Pulse Oximetry

R

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

Ramp Feature

REM AHI

REM Atonia

REML Diagnostic

REM Latency

REM Percentage

REM Physiological

REM Sleep

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)

RERA Detection

Residual AHI

Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI)

Respiratory Effort

RERA Diagnostic

Respiratory Effort Related Arousal (RERA)

Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP)

Respiratory Rate

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

Retroglossal Space

Retropalatal Space

Rise Time

S

Septoplasty

Shift Work Sleep Disorder

Sleep Architecture

Sleep Debt

Sleep Deprivation

Sleep Diary

Sleep Efficiency

Sleep Enuresis

Sleep Fragmentation

Sleep Histogram

Sleep Hygiene

Sleep Inertia

Sleep Latency

Sleep Maintenance Insomnia

Sleep Onset Latency (SOL)

Sleep Paralysis

Sleep Spindles

Sleep Stage Scoring

Somniloquy Condition

Sleep Talking (Somniloquy)

Somnambulism Condition

Sleep Walking (Somnambulism)

Sleep-Related Eating Disorder

Sleep-Related Epilepsy

Sleep-Related GERD Condition

Sleep-Related Gastroesophageal Reflux

Sleep-Related Hallucinations

Sleep-Related Hypoventilation

Sleep-Related Leg Cramps

Sleep-Related Movement Disorders

SWS Physiological

Slow Wave Sleep (SWS)

Snore Detection

Snoring Scale

Soft Palate

Stage N1 Percentage

Stage N2 Percentage

Stage N3 Percentage

STOP-BANG Diagnostic

STOP-BANG Questionnaire

Supine AHI

Supraglottic Structures

T

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

Thermistor

TV or VT Metric

Tidal Volume

Time Below 90% SpO2 (T90)

Time in Bed (TIB)

Timed Inspiration

Tongue Base

Tongue Retaining Device (TRD)

Tonsils

Total Sleep Time (TST)

Tracheostomy

TcCO2 Diagnostic

Transcutaneous CO2 (TcCO2)

TECSA Condition

Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea

Trigger Sensitivity

Turbinate Reduction

Turbinates

U

Unintentional Leak

Upper Airway Dilator Muscles

Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS)

Usage Hours

Uvula

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)

V

Vallecula

Volume-Assured Pressure Support (VAPS)

W

Waist Circumference

Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO)

Weight Loss Surgery

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