| mouth-to-mouth respiration | A method of artificial ventilation involving an overlap of the patient's mouth (and nose in small children) with the operator's mouth to inflate the patient's lungs by blowing, followed by an unassisted expiratory phase brought about by elastic recoil of the patient's chest and lungs; repeated 12 to 16 times a minute; where the nose is not covered by the operator's mouth, the nostrils must be closed by pinching. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation | Mouth-to-mouth respiration employed as part of emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima | Origin: L. <anatomy> A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rima glottidis | The interval between the true vocal cords. Synonym: glottis vera, rima vocalis, true glottis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima oris | The mouth slit; the aperture of the mouth. Synonym: oral fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima palpebrarum | The lid slit, or fissure between the eye lids. Synonym: palpebral fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima pudendi | The cleft between the labia majora. Synonym: rima pudendi, fissura pudendi, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima respiratoria | The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima vestibuli | The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima vocalis | The interval between the true vocal cords. Synonym: glottis vera, rima vocalis, true glottis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima vulvae | The cleft between the labia majora. Synonym: rima pudendi, fissura pudendi, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercartilaginous part of rima glottidis | The opening between the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages. Synonym: pars intercartilaginea rimae glottidis, glottis respiratoria, intercartilaginous part of glottic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermembranous part of rima glottidis | The portion of the opening anterior to the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages bounded by the vocal ligaments. Synonym: pars intermembranacea rimae glottidis, glottis vocalis, intermembranous part of glottic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angle of mouth | <anatomy> The lateral limit of the oral fissure. See: labial commissure. Synonym: angulus oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burning mouth syndrome | <syndrome> A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |