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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation noun: a first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.

Noun

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (usually uncountable, plural mouth-to-mouth resuscitations)

  1. (usually) A first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
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    Synonyms:
    rescue breathing, kiss of life

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation meaning in Vietnamese

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in Vietnamese

Translations
hô hấp nhân tạo

Synonyms of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Forms of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

pluralmouth-to-mouth resuscitations

Questions about mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

What does mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mean?
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation means a first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
What is mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in Vietnamese?
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in Vietnamese is hô hấp nhân tạo. See Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is a noun.
What is the plural of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?
The plural of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is mouth-to-mouth resuscitations.

Words near mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in the dictionary

  1. mouth-puckeringly
  2. mouth-pussies
  3. mouth-pussy
  4. mouth-soaping
  5. mouth-to-mouth
  6. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
  7. mouth-to-mouth resuscitations
  8. mouth-watering
  9. mouth-wateringly
  10. mouthable
  11. mouthblown

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