Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labored breathing

Word Rarity Rare

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

Uncountable

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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