present participle of respirate

Equipped with a respirator.

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

Inspiration and expiration controlled by the diaphragm; diaphragmatic respiration.

plural of artificial respiration

plural of Both respirator

(historical) An early form of iron lung.

(medicine) Shallow or labored breathing preceding death, or similar breathing associated with cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest.

(pathology) A medical condition characterized by irregular breathing with periods of apnea, or the cessation of breathing.

(pathology) An abnormal breathing pattern produced by damage to the brainstem, consisting of regular deep inspirations followed by irregular periods of apnea, with abrupt transitions between the two phases.