breathing (noun)
61smooth breathing — /smuð ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say smoohdh breedhing) noun 1. the pronunciation in Ancient Greek of an initial vowel without a preceding aspirate. 2. a diacritic ( ) placed over some initial vowels in written Ancient Greek to show that they are begun in this… …
62fire-breathing — adjective Date: 1933 intimidatingly or violently aggressive in speech and manner < a fire breathing orator > • fire breather noun …
63Cheyne-Stokes breathing — [tʃeɪn] noun Medicine an abnormal cyclical pattern of breathing in which the rate gradually decreases to a complete stop and then increases again. Origin C19: named after the physicians John Cheyne and William Stokes …
64circular breathing — /sɜkjələ ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say serkyuhluh breedhing) noun a technique employed by players of some wind instruments, as the didjeridu, bagpipes, etc., to produce an almost continuous sound by breathing in through the nose while blowing out through the… …
65rough breathing — /rʌf ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say ruf breedhing) noun 1. the pronunciation in Ancient Greek of an initial vowel or ρ with a preceding aspirate sound resembling h in modern English. 2. the diacritic mark ( ) placed over some initial vowels and ρ in written… …
66soft breathing — /sɒft ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say soft breedhing) noun → smooth breathing …
67buddy breathing — /ˈbʌdi briðɪŋ/ (say budee breedhing) noun an emergency procedure whereby two divers share a compressed air outlet from the one scuba cylinder by passing the hose from one to the other …
68kussmaul breathing — ˈku̇ˌsmau̇l noun or kussmaul respiration Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: after Adolf Kussmaul died 1902 German physician : abnormally slow deep respiration characteristic of air hunger and occurring especially in acidotic states …
69over-breathing — over breathˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑over …
70REM sleep — noun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep • Syn: ↑paradoxical sleep, ↑rapid eye movement sleep, ↑rapid eye movement, ↑REM • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber * * * …
