Exhalation

  • 121exhaler — [ ɛgzale ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1390; lat. exhalare, de halare « souffler » 1 ♦ Dégager de soi et répandre au dehors (une chose volatile, odeur, vapeur, gaz). Exhaler des effluves, un arôme, une odeur (agréable, désagréable). ⇒ sentir… …

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  • 122sigh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. suspire, sough, moan; long, yearn, or grieve (for). See wind, desire, lamentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deep breath, sigh of relief, expression of sorrow, exhalation, whisper, rustle; see also… …

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  • 123Excretion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excretion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excretion excretion discharge emanation Sgm: N 1 exhalation exhalation exudation extrusion secretion effusion extravasation ecchymosis Sgm: N 1 evacuation …

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  • 124breath — [OE] Breath comes ultimately from the Indo European base *bhrē ‘burn, heat’ (source also of braise, breed, brood, and probably brawn), and in its original Indo European form *bhrētos appears to have meant something like the ‘steam, vapour, etc… …

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  • 125breath — O.E. bræð odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor (O.E. word for air exhaled from the lungs was æðm), from P.Gmc. *bræthaz smell, exhalation (Cf. O.H.G. bradam, Ger. Brodem breath, steam ), from PIE root *gwhre to breathe, smell …

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  • 126inhalation — [[t]ɪnhəle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] inhalations 1) N VAR Inhalation is the process or act of breathing in, taking air and sometimes other substances into your lungs. [FORMAL] ...a complete cycle of inhalation and exhalation... Passengers suffering from smoke… …

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  • 127effluvium — n. Exhalation, vapor, noxious exhalation …

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  • 128BiPAP — bi level positive airways pressure trade name for a device that provides ventilation for patients by delivering air to the lungs at two levels of pressure, either cyclically in an anaesthetized patient or triggered by the patient s attempts at… …

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