respiratory rate

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsrate of respiration

   Broadervital signrate

Questions about respiratory rate

What does respiratory rate mean?

respiratory rate 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 respiratory rate?

Close synonyms include rate of respiration. 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.