单词 | costal respiration |
释义 | > as lemmascostal respiration costal respiration n. [after French respiration costale (1826 or earlier)] the type of breathing in which inspiration is produced chiefly by the action of muscles which raise the ribs and expand the chest; also called thoracic respiration; contrasted with diaphragmatic respiration (or abdominal respiration). ΚΠ 1829 J. C. Gregory Cullen's First Lines Pract. Physic I. App. 448 The disease is to be distinguished by the fixed pain increased on pressure, and by costal respiration. 1913 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Nov. 1313/1 Costal respiration..almost entirely replaces abdominal as the uterus enlarges. 2013 R. A. Ehrlich & D. M. Coakes Patient Care Radiogr. (ed. 8) xi. 213/1 A barrel-chested appearance..is frequently associated with an elevation of the shoulder girdle and retraction of the neck muscles—all symptomatic of costal respiration. < as lemmas |
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