rate of respiration

1. 1.

   the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

   Synonymsrespiratory rate

   Broadervital signrate

Questions about rate of respiration

What does rate of respiration mean?

rate of respiration means "the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health".

What is another word for rate of respiration?

Close synonyms include respiratory rate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.