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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
accessory breathing en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A manner of breathing in an organism that supplements or temporarily replaces the principal manner of breathing.
Figure 15 summarizes his work on the factors controlling breathing in the yarrow, Erythrinus, a teleost which uses its air bladder for accessory breathing.
1970, William Stewart Hoar with David J. Randall, The nervous system, circulation, and respiration, page 402:Reflexively mouth breathing and accessory breathing are associated
2008, Leon Chaitow with Joseph Pizzorno, Jr., Naturopathic Physical Medicine, page 387:Considering the degree of muscular tension that accessory breathing entails, the net payoff in oxygenation makes it a poor energetic investment.
2007, Leslie Kaminoff, Yoga Anatomy, page 13:accessory breathing muscles, accessory breathing organ