abdominal respiration

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˌɹɛs.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˌɹɛs.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

abdominal respiration (uncountable)

Inspiration and expiration controlled by the diaphragm; diaphragmatic respiration.[1]

Translations

respiration controlled by the diaphragm

Portuguese: respiração abdominal f

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

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