abdominodiaphragmatic breathing

English

Etymology

abdomino- (“abdomen”) +‎ diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk/

Noun

abdominodiaphragmatic breathing (uncountable)

(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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