breathing (noun)

  • 121air space — noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth • Syn: ↑airspace • Hypernyms: ↑space • Part Holonyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑air * * * noun 1 …

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  • 122choke hold — noun a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled • Syn: ↑chokehold • Hypernyms: ↑clasp, ↑clench …

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  • 123hay fever — noun a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pollinosis • Hypernyms: ↑allergic rhinitis * * * noun [singular] medical : a sickness that is like a cold and that is caused by breathing in plant pollen * * …

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  • 124Helicidae — noun land snails including the common edible snail and some pests • Syn: ↑family Helicidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Pulmonata, ↑order Pulmonata • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 125lobar pneumonia — noun pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection • Hypernyms: ↑pneumonia • Hyponyms: ↑double pneumonia, ↑Legionnaires disease * * * noun : acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung… …

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  • 126pollen count — noun the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty four hour period and a specified time and place • Hypernyms: ↑count * * * noun, pl ⋯ counts [count] : a number that indicates the amount of pollen in the …

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  • 127spirogram — noun a recording of breathing made with a spirograph • Hypernyms: ↑recording * * * ˈspīrəˌgram noun Etymology: spiro (I) + gram : a graphic record of respiratory movements traced on a moving drum * * * spīˈrogram noun …

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  • 128east coast fever — noun : an acute highly fatal febrile disease of cattle especially of eastern and southern Africa that is caused by a protozoan (Theileria parva) transmitted by ticks (genus Rhipicephalus) and is marked by intense fever, labored breathing,… …

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