breathing (noun)
101respiration — noun a) The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath. Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again. b) An act of breathing; a breath …
102breathwork — noun The use of breathing as therapy, particularly changing the breathing rhythms …
103breath — noun /brɛθ/ a) The act or process of breathing. I could hear the breath of the runner behind me. b) A single act of breathing in or out. The childs breath came quickly and unevenly. See Also: breathe …
104insufflation — noun a) The action of breathing or blowing into or on. b) The result of breathing or blowing into or on …
105sudden infant death syndrome — noun a syndrome leading to death in babies up to about two years old, the mechanisms of which are not yet understood but have been variously linked with excessive heat or cold, respiratory ailments giving rise to difficulty in breathing, the… …
106eupnea — noun normal relaxed breathing • Syn: ↑eupnoea • Hypernyms: ↑breathing, ↑external respiration, ↑respiration, ↑ventilation …
107heaving — noun 1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) (Freq. 1) the heaving of waves on a rough sea • Syn: ↑heave • Derivationally related forms: ↑heave, ↑heave (for: ↑ …
108hypopnea — noun slow or shallow breathing • Ant: ↑hyperpnea • Hypernyms: ↑breathing, ↑external respiration, ↑respiration, ↑ventilation …
109Lamaze method — noun a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and… …
110orthopnea — noun form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris • Hypernyms: ↑dyspnea, ↑dyspnoea * * * orthopneic, orthopnoeic, adj. /awr thop nee euh …
