artificial respiration

American  

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.

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artificial respiration British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of artificial respiration

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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artificial respiration

There is no treatment; doctors can offer only supportive care, such as hydration, artificial respiration or dialysis.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Soon, the five — who were between a day and a month old — were taken to the intensive-care unit, where the three gravest cases were put on artificial respiration machines.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020

He suffered the heart attack while in an ambulance, before being transferred by helicopter to hospital, where he was put on artificial respiration and fell into a coma.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2016

He removed a blood clot from the wound and, straddling the president’s body, began to administer a crude form of artificial respiration, which he said revived Lincoln.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2015

For the other gases, cold water should be poured upon the head, and stimulants cautiously administered; artificial respiration.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman