Speakur

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artificial respiration

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
ar-ti-fi-cial res-pi-ra-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

artificial respirations (plural)

Synonyms

kiss of life mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Questions

What does artificial respiration mean?
The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

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