Underbreathe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underbreathe is a verb meaning To hypoventilate.
Meaning
To hypoventilate.
Example Sentences
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.
Buteyko believed that teaching people with asthma to underbreathe could raise their carbon dioxide levels and dilate their airways without medication.
Word Forms
- underbreathes
- underbreathing
- underbreathed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underventilate, hypoventilate, rebreathe, upbreathe, outbreathe, underoxygenate.
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