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labored breathing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
la-bored breath-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Breathing at less than 12 or more than 20 breaths per minute with poor or irregular quality, rhythm, or tidal volume; a sign of respiratory distress.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

hypopneic apneic hypoxic tachypneic hyperpneic hyperventilation

Questions

What does labored breathing mean?
Breathing at less than 12 or more than 20 breaths per minute with poor or irregular quality, rhythm, or tidal volume; a sign of respiratory distress.

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