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A prolonged period of absence of breathing is called .
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As geminigirl1963 stated, the correct answer is apnea.

Then again you have to look at the word "prolonged".

If the absence of breathing is really, really, prolonged the answer is death.
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absence of breathing is called apnea - which can lead to hypoxia (lack of oxygen).
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hypoxaemia
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