kiss of life

Noun kiss of life has 1 sense

• kiss of life(n = noun.act) cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cpr, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - 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;
is a kind of emergency procedure, resuscitation
has parts: cardiac massage, heart massage, artificial respiration