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agonal respiration

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Shallow or labored breathing preceding death, or similar breathing associated with cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agonal breathing, agonal gasp

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: respiració agònica — shallow breathing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瀕死呼吸 /濒死呼吸 (bīnsǐhūxī) — shallow breathing
  • German: Schnappatmung — shallow breathing