mouth-to-mouth

mouth-to-mouth
mouth-to-mouthˈ adjective
Designating a method of artificial respiration in which a person breathes air directly into the patient's mouth to inflate the lungs
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Main Entry: ↑mouth

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mouth-to-mouth «MOWTH tuh MOWTH», adjective.
of or designating a method of artificial respiration in which air is breathed directly into the victim's mouth and nose to inflate the lungs, with intervals to allow the lungs to empty: »

Christopher, 2, appeared lifeless, but firemen restored his breathing by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (New York Times).

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1.
adj. denoting a method of artificial respiration in which a person breathes into an unconscious patient's lungs through the mouth

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

2.
n. respiration of this kind

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ˌmouth-to-ˌmouth reˌsusciˈtation [mouth-to-mouth resuscitation] (also ˌmouth-to-ˈmouth) noun uncountable
the act of breathing into the mouth of an unconscious person in order to fill their lungs with air
Syn: ↑kiss of life

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