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RESPIRATORY VENTILATION

\ɹɪspˈɪɹətəɹˌɪ vˌɛntɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɹɪspˈɪɹətəɹˌɪ vˌɛntɪlˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɹ_ɪ_s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ v_ˌɛ_n_t_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of RESPIRATORY VENTILATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The constant supply of a fluid rich in oxygen and comparatively poor in carbon dioxid to a respiratory membrane, and the constant removal of the fluid (air or water) after it has given up oxygen and received carbon dioxid in return. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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