abdominodiaphragmatic breathing
A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal…A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.
US/æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk bɹiːðɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.
Origin
* abdomino- (“abdomen”) + diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)* abdomino- (“abdomen”) + diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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