"chest rub" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chest rubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chest rub (plural chest rubs)
  1. (emergency medicine) A form of applying pain to the sternum of the patient wherein the responder applies strong pressure with his knuckles in an attempt to establish the patient's level of consciousness. Categories (topical): Emergency medicine
    Sense id: en-chest_rub-en-noun-gRBua4qL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
  2. A topical medication applied to the chest in the hope of alleviating the symptoms of a cold.
    Sense id: en-chest_rub-en-noun-4PUbbLU9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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