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artificial respiration

artificial respiration noun: the manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

Noun

artificial respiration (countable and uncountable, plural artificial respirations)

  1. The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
    • With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration. He issued a few short sharp orders to the servants.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 29

artificial respiration meaning in Tamil and Arabic

artificial respiration in Tamil

செயற்கைச் சுவாசம், செயற்கை மூச்சு, செயற்கைச்சுவாசம், செய் மூச்சு

artificial respiration in Arabic

manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
تَنَفُّس اِصْطِنَاعِيّ tanaffus iṣṭināʕiyy

Synonyms of artificial respiration

Forms of artificial respiration

pluralartificial respirations

Questions about artificial respiration

What does artificial respiration mean?
Artificial respiration means the manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
What is artificial respiration in Tamil?
Artificial respiration in Tamil is செயற்கைச் சுவாசம், செயற்கை மூச்சு, செயற்கைச்சுவாசம். See Artificial respiration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is artificial respiration?
Artificial respiration is a noun.
What is the plural of artificial respiration?
The plural of artificial respiration is artificial respirations.

Words near artificial respiration in the dictionary

  1. artificial language
  2. artificial languages
  3. artificial life
  4. artificial person
  5. artificial persons
  6. artificial respiration
  7. artificial respirations
  8. artificial rice
  9. artificial satellite
  10. artificial satellites
  11. artificial scarcity

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