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Artificial respiration

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially wordnet

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