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underbreathe

verb

Etymology

From under- + breathe.

  1. derived from breth — “breath”
  2. inherited from brethen — “to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”
  3. prefixed as underbreathe — “under + breathe”

Definitions

  1. To hypoventilate.

    • Buteyko believed that teaching people with asthma to underbreathe could raise their carbon dioxide levels and dilate their airways without medication.
    • Traumatized clients who tend to underbreathe (hypoventilate) or overbreathe (hyperventilate) can benefit from this chapter.
    • But, 30 percent of obese patients don't respond to this increased drive; their breathing muscles become fatigued and they underbreathe.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA