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ˈventilatory, a.
[f. ventilate v. + -ory.]
1. Of a hat: Provided with ventilation. rare—1.
1850in ‘Bat’ Cricket Man. 112 Light summer hats, made on a principle entirely new, and being quite permeable to air, are..perfectly ventilatory.
2. Of, pertaining to, or serving for ventilation of the lungs.
1946J. F. Fulton Howell's Textbk. Physiol. (ed. 15) xxxix. 871 The maximum voluntary ventilatory rate is a useful index of the capabilities of an individual for doing work. 1963J. B. Hickam in Beeson & McDermott Cecil-Loeb Textbk. Med. (ed. 11) 524/1 Pulmonary tests are awkward to group according to particular kinds of function because they frequently overlap categories. A common and useful procedure is to divide them into tests of ventilatory and respiratory function. ‘Ventilatory function’ refers to lung volumes and the process of moving gas in and out of the lungs from ambient air to alveolar wall. ‘Respiratory function’ refers to the transfer of gas between alveoli and blood. 1980Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 20 There is a time in the management of patients with severe brain damage..when the decision as to continue or not with ventilatory support is made. |