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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

[ mouth-tuh-mouth ]

noun

  1. a method of artificial respiration in which a person rhythmically blows air into the victim's lungs, either directly, by placing the mouth over the patient's, or through a tube.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation1

First recorded in 1960–65

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