artificial respiration

/ˈɑrdəˌfɪʃəl ˈrɛspəˌreɪʃən/
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Other forms: artificial respirations

Definitions of artificial respiration
  1. noun
    an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
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    type of:
    emergency procedure
    (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
    breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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