respiratory rate
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- noun
- /ˈrɛspəˌrɛtəri reɪt/
- Specialized
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frecuencia respiratoria
- Major symptoms associated with HEV infection included pharyngeal congestion, headache, myalgia, chills, and sore throat, but not increased respiratory rate or difficulty breathing.
- respiratory rate of 20 breaths
- increased respiratory rate
- high respiratory rate
And then I can just lock into a proper respiratory rate right out of the gate right when I start my work day.
- And then I can just lock into a proper respiratory rate right out of the gate right when I start my work day.
Examples
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A normal respiratory rate for adults ranges from 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
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When we considered respiratory rate as an outcome variable, the only significant covariate was age.
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DOCTOR: I need blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, -oxygen level.
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Heart rate and respiratory rate did not vary with the type of foot worn.
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If you ask whether that is true of patients who look well, with normal respiratory rates, then a few will say no.
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Hypotension and increased respiratory rate are features.
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How do you explain slowing pulse, low respiratory rate, and coma?
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Treatment group C differed significantly from other treatment and control groups in respiratory rate.
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At 40 and 60 minutes post drug administration, there was a significant (P<0.05) fall in respiratory rate among all treated groups compared to normal.
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Clinical signs in naturally affected animals are: loss of appetite, reduced growth, increased respiratory rate, and coughing (Verstegen et al., 1989).
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Synonyms
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3.8
The number of breaths a person takes each minute
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'respiratory' (pertaining to breathing) combined with 'rate' (measured frequency) clearly yields the number of breaths per unit time. This formation follows regular noun–noun measurement patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Respiratory rate is a simple idea: respiratory means breathing and rate means how many in a time. Think of watching a clock and counting each rise and fall of the chest for one minute to get the 'number of breaths per minute', and that is why the term tells us how fast someone is breathing and helps check their 'health'.