Definition of Artificial respiration

1. Noun. An emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially.


Medical Definition of Artificial respiration

1. Application of mechanically or manually generated pressures, usually positive, to gas(es) in or about the airway as a means of producing gas exchange between the lungs and surrounding atmosphere. Synonym: artificial respiration. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Artificial Respiration

artificial kidney
artificial Kissingen salt
artificial lake
artificial language
artificial life
artificial limbs
artificial melanin
artificial neural net
artificial organs
artificial pacemaker
artificial pacemaker
artificial passive immunity
artificial pneumothorax
artificial pupil
artificial respiration (current term)
artificial respiration (current term)
artificial satellite
artificial selection
artificial skin
artificial sphincter
artificial stone
artificial tears
artificial ventilation
artificial Vichy salt
artificial wetland
artilleries
artillerist
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artillery
artilleryman

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