Definition of Rate of respiration

1. Noun. The rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health.

Exact synonyms: Respiratory Rate
Generic synonyms: Vital Sign, Rate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rate Of Respiration

rate constants
rate equation
rate meter
rate of acceleration
rate of attrition
rate of climb
rate of climb indicator
rate of depreciation
rate of exchange
rate of flow
rate of growth
rate of inflation
rate of interest
rate of pay
rate of payment
rate of respiration (current term)
rate schedule
rate setting and review
rate tart
rateability
rateable
rateable value
rateables
rateably
rated
ratel
rateless
ratelessly
ratels
ratemeter

Literary usage of Rate of respiration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Influence of Inanition on Metabolism by Francis Gano Benedict (1907)
"The well-known effect of muscular work in increasing the rate of respiration makes records of this factor of importance in fasting experiments as a further ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1899)
"The effect on the rate of respiration was variable, but usually an acceleration ... The amplitude and rate of respiration increased with the blood pressure, ..."

3. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"4 shows the effects of various concentrations of NaCl, KC1, and CaCl2 upon the rate of respiration expressed as per cent of the normal rate. ..."

4. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
"Rate of Respiration of Leaves in relation to Amino-Acid and Carbohydrate Content, by H. A, ... In the earlier investigations on the rate of respiration ..."

5. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1918)
"The greater the difference between the rate of respiration at rest and the ... Thus the high rate of respiration which is found in severely affected cardiac ..."

6. The Influence of Inanition on Metabolism by Francis Gano Benedict (1907)
"rate of respiration. The well-known effect of muscular work in increasing the rate of respiration makes records of this factor of importance in fasting ..."

7. The Influence of Inanition on Metabolism by Francis Gano Benedict (1907)
"rate of respiration. The well-known effect of muscular work in increasing the rate of respiration makes records of this factor of importance in fasting ..."

8. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Later in the experiment the rate of respiration was continuously high, with frequent ... At the near approach of asphyxia the rate of respiration gradually ..."

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