ventilation
5
3.7
- noun
- /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
ventilación
- Thoracic kyphosis and a reduction in chest wall mobility can result in ventilation changes.
- mechanical ventilation
- noninvasive ventilation
- pulmonary ventilation
Examples
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Ten percent of patients required mechanical ventilation during hospitalization; all were in the severe group.
Academic text (2012) -
Patients in the intensive care unit often rely on ventilation to ensure they can breathe safely during treatment.
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Some have sides that can be opened for ventilation; others have large exhaust fans.
Academic text (1997) -
Restaurant operators need to be more diligent about the operation of their kitchen ventilation units.
Academic text (2004) -
So noninvasive ventilation is an established treatment modality in many lung problems.
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Another 4 patients required assisted ventilation postoperatively, 2 of whom were taken off the ventilator within 2 days.
Academic text (2004) -
Doctors say if she doesn't improve in the next 48 hours they'll take her off ventilation.
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Our patient achieved normal breathing with noninvasive ventilation, but she did not tolerate this therapy for long periods.
Academic text (2007) -
Inhaling fresh air and exhaling carbon dioxide is essential for proper ventilation in the lungs.
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After the surgery, he needed ventilation to help him breathe until he recovered fully.
Synonyms
346
1.0
The act of taking air into the lungs and letting it out
35
3.4
Breathing in and out to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
The process of taking in oxygen and sending out carbon dioxide in the lungs
Antonyms
- Specialized
25
9.6
Not enough oxygen in the body that makes you lose consciousness or die
Compounds
- Specialized
14
3.4
A group of fans and ducts that brings fresh air into a building and removes stale air
- Specialized
5
4.5
A passage in a building that lets fresh air in and stale air out
How Deep
2
6.8
205
2.2
- Specialized
5
3.7
- Specialized
22
4.0
2
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ventilation comes from the Latin root vent- meaning 'wind' or 'blow', the same root behind the English words vent and ventilator. So, for breathing, ventilation is like moving a little 'wind' in and out of the lungs to keep them working.