artificial respiration

noun

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

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kiss of lifemouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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Meanings

nounartificial respiration (countable and uncountable, plural artificial respirations)

plural artificial respirations

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

    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.

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 29

    Synonyms: kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
kiss of lifemouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Translations

Arabic تَنَفُّس اِصْطِنَاعِيّ
  • تَنَفُّس اِصْطِنَاعِيّ (tanaffus iṣṭināʕiyy)manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Catalan respiració artificial
  • respiració artificialmanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Chinese Mandarin 人工呼吸, 人工通氣 /人工通气
  • 人工呼吸 (réngōng hūxī)manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
  • 人工通氣 /人工通气 (réngōng tōngqì)manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Czech umělé dýchání
  • umělé dýchánímanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Estonian kunstlik hingamine
  • kunstlik hingaminemanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Finnish tekohengitys
  • tekohengitysmanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
French respiration artificielle
  • respiration artificiellemanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
German künstliche Beatmung
  • künstliche Beatmungmanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Irish athmhúscailt anála, análú tarrthála
  • athmhúscailt análamanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
  • análú tarrthálamanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
  • riospráid shaorgamanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Japanese 人工呼吸
  • 人工呼吸 (jinkō kokyū)manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Polish sztuczne oddychanie
  • sztuczne oddychaniemanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Portuguese respiração artificial
  • respiração artificialmanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Romanian respirație artificială
  • respirație artificialămanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Russian иску́сственное дыха́ние
  • иску́сственное дыха́ние (iskússtvennoje dyxánije)manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Slovak umelé dýchanie
  • umelé dýchaniemanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
Turkish suni teneffüs, yapay solunum
  • suni teneffüsmanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
  • yapay solunummanual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs
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APA

artificial respiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificial%20respiration

MLA

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Chicago

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