abdominodiaphragmatic breathing

US/æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk bɹiːðɪŋ/

noun

A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.

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Meanings

nounabdominodiaphragmatic breathing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.

Origin

* abdomino- (“abdomen”) + diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)

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