artificial respiration. n. A procedure used to restore or maintain respiration in a person or animal that has stopped breathing. The method uses mechanical or manual means to force air into and out of the lungs in a rhythmic fashion. artificial respiration. n. 1. (Medicine) any of various methods of restarting breathing after it has stopped, by manual rhythmic pressure on the chest, mouth-to-mouth breathing, etc. 2. (Medicine) any method of maintaining respiration artificially, as by use of an iron lung.
Top definition. stolen valor. A term that can mean literally anything the user would like it to mean. The word 'valor' means 'courage or bravery', and is sometimes used in a careless manner to describe members of various military organizations around the world.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Stole(noun) a narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests.