abdominodiaphragmatic breathing

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk bɹiːðɪŋ/
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Noun

abdominodiaphragmatic breathing (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.

References

  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
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