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frog breathing — noun : a technique using mouth and tongue to force air into the lungs that was developed by some patients suffering from poliomyelitic paralysis of respiratory muscles * * * frog breathing, glossopharyngeal breathing; a method of forcing small… … Useful english dictionary
Frog — For other uses, see Frog (disambiguation). Frogs Temporal range: Triassic–present … Wikipedia
Frog zoology — Introduction to phylumAround 400 million years ago, some members of the sarcopterygian group of fish moved onto land. These became the first amphibians. Today, these animals still spend part of their lives in water and return to water for… … Wikipedia
Glossopharyngeal breathing — (GPB, also called frog breathing) is a means of forcing extra air into the lungs to expand the chest and achieve a functional cough. The technique involves the use of the glottis to add to an inspiratory effort by gulping boluses of air into the… … Wikipedia
Monkey Frog — The monkey frogs are a group of species of tree frogs (Phyllomedusa hypocondrialis, phyllomedusa sauvagii, etc.) which are characterized by long limbs and a lack of webbing between their toes. This last trait allows them to grasp branches and to… … Wikipedia
Gastric-brooding frog — Gastric brooding frogs/Platypus frogs Southern Gastric brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of Sgt. Frog characters — The following is a list of various characters in the fictional universe of the anime and manga series Sgt. Frog and related works. Contents 1 Keronians 1.1 Keroro Platoon 1.1.1 Keroro 1.1.2 … Wikipedia
Cranwell's horned frog — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
tadpole — noun the tailed aquatic larva of an amphibian such as a frog, breathing through gills and lacking legs until the later stages of its development. Origin C15: from OE tāda toad + poll (prob. because the tadpole seems to consist of a large head and … English new terms dictionary
respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… … Universalium
