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  • verb Present participle of rebreathe.

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Examples

  • "The baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die," the lead researcher, Hannah Kinney, speculated in a statement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • "The baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die," the lead researcher, Hannah Kinney, speculated in a statement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • "The baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die," the lead researcher, Hannah Kinney, speculated in a statement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • While the study wasn't designed to identify why fans make a difference, the theory is that by circulating the air, fans lower the risk of "rebreathing" by the baby.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • "There's something about sleep that unmasks the defect, which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over-bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die." serotonin pathways in the brainstem would stir the baby awake long enough to turn its head, allowing it to breathe fresh air, Kinney adds.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • "There's something about sleep that unmasks the defect, which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over-bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die." serotonin pathways in the brainstem would stir the baby awake long enough to turn its head, allowing it to breathe fresh air, Kinney adds.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • They had first fashioned rebreathing suits and land-based methods of transport to allow them to travel the ten percent of their world not submerged beneath the oceans.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • Hypercapnia and hypoxia rebreathing tests are used to evaluate suspected disorders of ventilatory control.

    Pulmonary Function Lab 2010

  • They had first fashioned rebreathing suits and land-based methods of transport to allow them to travel the ten percent of their world not submerged beneath the oceans.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • They had first fashioned rebreathing suits and land-based methods of transport to allow them to travel the ten percent of their world not submerged beneath the oceans.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

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