resp.
7.4
Used in medical notes to mean breathing and lungs
- other
- Specialized
:
respiración
- The patient's resp. rate is elevated.
Examples
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Check the resp. function before proceeding.
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The nurse monitored the resp. function closely after the surgery.
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The doctor checked the patient's resp. rate during the examination.
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Please record the resp. status on the medical chart every hour.
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The nurse monitored the resp. function closely after the surgery.
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The doctor checked the patient's resp. rate during the examination.
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Please record the resp. status on the medical chart every hour.
Synonyms
102
3.9
Relating to breathing or the body parts used for breathing
is an abbreviation used in medical notes for the adjective relating to breathing
respiration
vsresp.
35
3.4
Breathing in and out to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
is an abbreviation used in medical notes for the act or its related adjective
Surface Forms
resp. main
Etymology
Resp. in medical notes stands for respiration or respiratory, from a root that means 'to breathe', just like in inspire, so doctors use resp. when they write about a patient's breathing.