abdominodiaphragmatic breathing
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- abdomino- (“abdomen”) + diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1