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shot put (sh) and respiration rate (medicine)


shot put (sh)




Field event in which a metal ball is heaved for distance.

It derives from the ancient event of "putting the stone"; later a shot (cannonball) was substituted. A 16-lb (7.3-kg) shot was adopted for men in the first modern Olympic Games (1896); an 8.8-lb (4-kg) weight is used by women.


respiration rate (medicine)


respiration rate
Frequency of breathing, recorded as the number of breaths per minute.