breathing (noun)
111panting — noun 1. breathing heavily (as after exertion) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑heaving • Derivationally related forms: ↑heave (for: ↑heaving), ↑pant • Hype …
112periodic apnea of the newborn — noun irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome • Hypernyms: ↑apnea …
113air hunger — noun : deep labored breathing at an increased or decreased rate (as in acidosis and other conditions) * * * deep, rapid, and labored breathing caused by an increased respiratory drive due to abnormally low blood oxygen levels, as in severe heart… …
114overventilation — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : excessively deep and rapid breathing; also : the physiological state resulting from such breathing …
115gas mask — noun : a close fitting facepiece connected to a canister through which all air breathed is drawn to protect the respiratory tract and face against irritating and poisonous gases : respirator * * * a masklike device containing or attached to a… …
116black lung — noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust • Syn: ↑anthracosis, ↑black lung disease, ↑coal miner s lung • Hypernyms: ↑pneumoconiosis, ↑pneumonoconiosis * * * noun : a disease of the lungs caused by habit …
117dead air — noun an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound • Hypernyms: ↑pause, ↑intermission, ↑break, ↑interruption, ↑suspension * * * noun 1. mining : air deficie …
118Dipnoi — noun bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii • Syn: ↑subclass Dipnoi • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Osteichthyes, ↑class… …
119head cold — noun a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache • Hypernyms: ↑cold, ↑common cold * * * noun : a common cold in which the symptoms are primarily centered in the nasal passages and adjacent… …
120sick building syndrome — noun : a set of symptoms (as headache, fatigue, and eye irritation) typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings that is believed to be caused by indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms)… …
