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pursed-lip breathing a breathing technique in which air is inhaled slowly through the nose and then exhaled slowly through pursed lips. This type of breathing is often used by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to prevent small airway collapse.
/breathÂ·ing/ (brÄthÂ´ing) ventilation (1). frog breathing , glossopharyngeal breathing breathing in which air is âswallowedâ into the lungs by the tongue and muscles of the pharynx, unaided by primary or ordinary accessory muscles of respiration; used by those with chronic muscle paralysis to augment their breathing.