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VENTILATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
ventilate (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape)
ventilate (circulate through and freshen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Synonyms:
breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Meronyms (parts of "ventilation"):
aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
breathing out; exhalation; expiration (the act of expelling air from the lungs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ventilation"):
artificial respiration (an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially)
abdominal breathing (breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles)
eupnea; eupnoea (normal relaxed breathing)
hyperpnea (energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders)
hypopnea (slow or shallow breathing)
hyperventilation (an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)
heaving; panting (breathing heavily (as after exertion))
Cheyne-Stokes respiration; periodic breathing (abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate)
smoke; smoking (the act of smoking tobacco or other substances)
snore; snoring; stertor (the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound)
sniffle; snivel; snuffle (the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))
wheeze (breathing with a husky or whistling sound)
second wind (the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
Example:
she was continually adjusting the ventilation
Synonyms:
ventilating system; ventilation; ventilation system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):
mechanical system (a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)
Meronyms (parts of "ventilation"):
ventilation shaft (a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation)
ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)
Derivation:
ventilate (circulate through and freshen)
ventilate (expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
Example:
such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion
Synonyms:
public discussion; ventilation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
Derivation:
ventilate (give expression or utterance to)
Context examples:
A unit of pressure defined by a column of water with a height of one centimeter, frequently used to measure central venous pressure, intracranial pressure, and for pressures during mechanical ventilation.
(Centimeters of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
Ventilation with perfluorocarbon fluid improves lung function in conditions involving surfactant deficiency and dysfunction, including respiratory distress syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
(Perflubron, NCI Thesaurus)
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.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Initial resuscitation includes administration of positive-pressure ventilation and chest compressions to empty the ventricles of the heart in an effort to circulate the blood, and also to stimulate the heart so that it will resume its pumping action.
(Cardiac Compression during Initial Resuscitation, NCI Thesaurus)
An individual trained and certified to provide all basic and intermediate life support measures in addition to using invasive medical procedures (including intravenous therapy, cardiac defibrillation, administering medications and solutions, and using ventilation devices) as dictated by state law and performed under medical control in case of medical emergencies, hazardous materials exposure, child birth, abuse, fires, flood, accidents, trauma, and psychiatric crises.
(Paramedic, NCI Thesaurus)
There are two main types of natural cross-ventilation: wind-driven and buoyancy-driven.
(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)
Used as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), perflubron is also used as a liquid ventilation agent to improve pulmonary gas exchange and lung compliance and may be used in surgery to reduce or eliminate the need for donor blood.
(Perflubron, NCI Thesaurus)
Cross-ventilation occurs in rooms that have windows on opposite sides of a room.
(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)
In contrast, wind can increase ventilation rates by as much as 40% above that which is driven by a temperature difference between a room and the outdoors.
(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)
Ventilation can also be driven by temperature differences between the inside and outside of a room, as incoming air is heated by people or equipment, resulting in a buoyancy-driven flow at a window.
(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)
