EXPIRATORY
\ɛkspˈɜːɹətəɹˌi], \ɛkspˈɜːɹətəɹˌi], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɜː_ɹ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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Same etymon. Relating or appertaining to expiration. The expiratory muscles are all those which contribute to diminish the cavity of the chest, for the purpose of expelling the air conÂtained in the lungs, or of producing expiration. These muscles are, chiefly, the intercostals, triangularis sterni, quadratus lumborum, serratus porticus inferior, the oblique and recti muscles of the abdomen, and the sacro-lumbalis.
By Robley Dunglison
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Pertaining to expiration.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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