artificial respiration

noun

1. the stimulation of natural respiratory functions in persons whose breathing has failed or in newborn infants by artificially forcing air into and out of the lungs.

artificial respiration

noun

1. any of various methods of restarting breathing after it has stopped, by manual rhythmic pressure on the chest, mouth-to-mouth breathing, etc

2. any method of maintaining respiration artificially, as by use of an iron lung

Word History and Origins

Origin of artificial respiration¹

First recorded in 1850–55