Ondine's curse

English Alternative forms en Undine's curse Etymology According to French and German mythology, the nymph Ondine/Undine discovered that her husband had committed adultery. Because he had promised his every waking breath to her, she cursed him that so long as he was awake he could breathe, but if he ever fell asleep he would stop breathing and die. Proper noun Ondine's curse en disease A medical condition marked by malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions, causing breathing to require conscious effort and therefore meaning patients will die if they fall asleep. en What Is Ondine's Curse? Ondine's Curse Symptoms and Treatment https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-ondines-curse-and-how-can-it-be-treated-3014797 Ondine’s curse—more appropriately known as congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, or CCHS—is a rare, severe form of sleep apnea in which an individual completely stops breathing when falling asleep. June 09, 2020 Brandon Peters, MD 25 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210825024935/https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-ondines-curse-and-how-can-it-be-treated-3014797 25 August 2021 Usage notes The medical term for the condition is en central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome or en primary alveolar hypoventilation or en congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Translations medical condition, sufferers of which stop breathing if they fall asleep French: fr syndrome d'Ondine m German: de Undine-Syndrom n Polish: pl klątwa Ondyny f Portuguese: pt maldição de Ondina f en eponyms