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VENTILATION

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
   Synonyms: airing
   
   
2. [noun] a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"
   Synonyms: system, ventilating system
   
   
3. [noun] free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"
   Synonyms: public discussion
   
   
4. [noun] 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
   
   

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Related Words:

• artificial respiration
• abdominal breathing
• eupnea, eupnoea
• hyperpnea
• hypopnea
• hyperventilation
• panting, heaving
• periodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration
• smoke, smoking
• snore, snoring, stertor
• snuffle, sniffle, snivel
• wheeze
• second wind

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