Ventilation

Definitions

1. The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
   countable, uncountable
2. The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
   countable, uncountable
3. An exchange of views during a discussion.
   countable, uncountable
4. The public exposure of an issue or topic.
   countable, uncountable
5. The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
   countable, uncountable
6. Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?”

“"No, Mr. Malone, I will place⟳ no restriction upon your correspondence, since the ventilation of the facts is the object of your journey; but I demand⟳ that you shall give⟳ no particulars as to your exact destination, and that nothing be actually published until your return⟳."”

“This toxin impairs ventilation by causing inflammation in the bronchioles.”

“It is time to try⟳ to wean this patient from ventilation.”

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