What does "artificial respiration" mean?

The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

What is a synonym for "artificial respiration"?

Common synonyms include: aqua lung, aspiration, breath, cough, expiration, gasp.

Artificial respiration

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life. countable, uncountable
"With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration. He issued a few short sharp orders to the servants."
2
an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aqua lung aspiration breath cough expiration gasp

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"With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration. He issued a few short sharp orders to the servants."

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