abdominodiaphragmatic breathing
/æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk bɹiːðɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
52
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.
Uncountable
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: abdomino
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.di.ə.fɹæɡˈmæt.ɪk bɹiːðɪŋ/