Expiratory

Expiratory
Expiratory Ex*pir"a*to*ry, a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles. [1913 Webster]

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  • expiratory — [ek spī′rə tôr΄ē, ekspī′ər ətôr′ē; ikspī′rə tôr′ē, ikspī′ər ə tôr′ē] adj. of expiration; relating to breathing out air from the lungs …   English World dictionary

  • expiratory — Relating to expiration. * * * ex·pi·ra·to·ry ik spī rə .tōr ē, ek , .tȯr ; ek sp(ə )rə adj of, relating to, or employed in the expiration of air from the lungs <expiratory muscles> <an expiratory cough> * * * ex·pi·ra·to·ry (ek… …   Medical dictionary

  • expiratory — expire ► VERB 1) (of a document or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity. 2) (of a period of time) come to an end. 3) (of a person) die. 4) technical exhale (air) from the lungs. DERIVATIVES expiration noun expiratory adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • expiratory reserve volume — n the additional amount of air that can be expired from the lungs by determined effort after normal expiration compare INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME * * * (ERV) the maximal amount of gas that can be exhaled from the resting end expiratory level. See …   Medical dictionary

  • Expiratory apnea — is a voluntary condition performed by a patient during a doctor s examination. By breathing out and then holding one s breath, it gets easier for the doctor to perform an auscultation of the heart with a stethoscope …   Wikipedia

  • expiratory accent — expiratory accent, Phonetics. an accent consisting in variation of stress …   Useful english dictionary

  • expiratory — adjective Date: circa 1847 of, relating to, or employed in the expiration of air from the lungs …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expiratory — См. espiratorio …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • expiratory — /ik spuyeur euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. pertaining to the expiration of air from the lungs. [1840 50; EXPIRAT(ION) + ORY1] * * * …   Universalium

  • expiratory — adjective Of or pertaining to expiration …   Wiktionary

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