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mouth-to-mouth

British  

adjective

  1. designating a method of artificial respiration involving blowing air rhythmically into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing, to stimulate return of spontaneous breathing

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To perform their analysis, the team first needed to define what counts as a kiss, since many mouth-to-mouth actions resemble the behavior without being the same thing.

From Science Daily

They defined kissing as non-aggressive, mouth-to-mouth contact that does not involve food transfer.

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Some will suggest mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, while others will strive to recall episodes of medical television dramas that may or may not be relevant to your case.

From Literature

“She was responding to the chest compressions. She was responding to the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a positive way,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

She had blood on her mouth, possibly from giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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