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ventilatory

ventilatory

1 7.9
Relating to the movement of air in and out of the lungs
  • adjective
  • /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪtəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ventilatorio
  • Respiratory muscles may also be affected, resulting in the need for ventilatory support.
  • ventilatory support
  • ventilatory threshold
  • ventilatory pattern

Examples

  • Children with upper cervical injuries (C3 or higher) generally require lifelong ventilatory support, phrenic nerve pacing, or both.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Exercise capacity is limited by several factors in CF, including pulmonary function (ventilatory limitation) and peripheral muscle dysfunction (including muscle strength and muscle endurance).

    Academic text (2018)
  • The patterns of ventilatory function are: Normal

    Academic text (2012)
  • Target heart rates for both the low and high exercise intensity conditions were based on ventilatory threshold.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Initial management includes providing airway and ventilatory support and oxygen if needed.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Participants completed a high- and low-intensity exercise bout based on ventilatory threshold.

    Academic text (2006)
  • There are five essential spirometry indices for use in primary care that can help identify four different patterns of ventilatory function.

    Academic text (2012)
  • However, better preservation of ventilatory function makes it useful in reducing post-thoracotomy pulmonary complications.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Eight case-patients experienced hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, of whom 5 required intensive care with ventilatory support and 3 died.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The doctor adjusted the ventilatory settings on the machine to improve the patient's breathing.

Synonyms

respiratory
vsventilatory
  • Specialized
102 3.9

Relating to breathing or the body parts used for breathing

focuses specifically on airflow movement into and out of the lungs

Antonyms

46 4.8

Not moving or changing and showing little activity

Surface Forms

ventilatory positive

Morphology

ventilatory = ventilate + ventilation (transparent) = ventil + atory

A regular adjectival formation from the verb/noun 'ventilate'/'ventilation' meaning 'relating to ventilation', which learners who know the base can infer.

Etymology

Ventilatory comes from the root ventil-, which goes back to a Latin idea meaning 'to blow' or 'wind', and it is the same root in ventilate and the everyday word vent. So, ventilatory describes things that move air, especially the movement of air in and out of the lungs.