Medical Dictionary
breath
noun \ˈbreth\
Medical Definition of BREATH
1
a : the faculty of breathing <recovering her breath after the race> b : an act or an instance of breathing or inhaling
2
a : air inhaled and exhaled in breathing <bad breath> b : something (as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing
—out of breath
: breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)
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