kiss of life


Definition: Meaning of, kiss of life in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌkɪs əv ˈlʌɪf /

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kiss of life kisses of life
  1. an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
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1901-1954 in the United States after 1939 italian nuclear physicist who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction