breath rate
Respirations per minute
Breath rate is the number of breaths taken per unit of time, typically measured in breaths per minute.
It's a basic vital sign in medicine, alongside pulse and blood pressure: The nurse recorded my breath rate at sixteen per minute.
Also called respiratory rate or breathing rate.
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- inhaleDraw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
oxygen · panting · gasping · shallow · deep · rhythm · slow and steady · chest · diaphragm · hyperventilation · slow · rapid · meditation · exercise · monitor · vital · signs · wheeze
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Cardiac contractions per minute
pulse rate · heart rhythm · blood pressure · cardiac rhythm · body temperature
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Temporary cessation of respiration
respiratory arrest · asphyxiation · breath holding · breathlessness
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