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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