Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
mouth--to--mouth re-sus-ci-ta-tion
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

mouth-to-mouth resuscitations (plural)

Phrases

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Frequently Paired Words

cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR

Synonyms

rescue breathing kiss of life cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr cardiac resuscitation

Questions

What does mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mean?
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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