Meanings
plural mouth-to-mouth resuscitations
- uncountableusuallyA first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
It was Sunday, what a black day / Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation / Sounding heartbeats, intimidations
1987, Michael Jackson, “Smooth Criminal”, in BadSynonyms: rescue breathing, kiss of life
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans mond-tot-mond-asemhaling
- mond-tot-mond-asemhalingTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 人工呼吸
- 人工呼吸 (réngōng hūxī)Translations
Czech dýchání z úst do úst
- dýchání z úst do ústTranslations
Dutch mond-op-mondbeademing
- mond-op-mondbeademingTranslations
Finnish suusta-suuhun tekohengitys, puhalluselvytys
- suusta-suuhun tekohengitysTranslations
- puhalluselvytysTranslations
French bouche-à-bouche
- bouche-à-boucheTranslations
German Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung
- Mund-zu-Mund-BeatmungTranslations
Greek στόμα-με-στόμα
- στόμα-με-στόμα (stóma-me-stóma)Translations
Hungarian szájon át lélegeztetés (való/történő), szájból szájba lélegeztetés
- szájon át lélegeztetés (való/történő)Translations
- szájból szájba lélegeztetésTranslations
Polish metoda usta-usta, sztuczne oddychanie
- metoda usta-ustaTranslations
- sztuczne oddychanieTranslations
Portuguese respiração boca a boca
- respiração boca a bocaTranslations
Romanian reanimare gură la gură
- reanimare gură la gurăTranslations
Russian дыха́ние и́зо рта в рот, иску́сственное дыха́ние рот-в-рот
- дыха́ние и́зо рта в рот (dyxánije ízo rta v rot)Translations
- иску́сственное дыха́ние рот-в-рот (iskússtvennoje dyxánije rot-v-rot)Translations
Swedish mun mot mun-metoden
- mun mot mun-metodenTranslations
Turkish suni solunum, yapay solunum
- suni solunumTranslations
- yapay solunumTranslations
Vietnamese hô hấp nhân tạo
- hô hấp nhân tạoTranslations
Welsh adfywio ceg wrth geg
- adfywio ceg wrth gegTranslations
Cite this entry
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth-to-mouth%20resuscitation
“mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth-to-mouth%20resuscitation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth-to-mouth%20resuscitation.
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