expiratory

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

period air completion breath expired nasal termination expiration lapse expiry exhale panting wheezing exhalation snoring
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Antonyms

beginning start arrival continuation vicious cycle first phase

Phrases with the word

expiratory flow end-expiratory expiratory flow rate forced expiratory time

Examples

Predicted peak expiratory flow: differences across formulae in the literature. Source: Internet

Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV), modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, exacerbation history (ExH), Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2011 groups, and lung volumes were reviewed. Source: Internet

The population had an age ranging from 39 to 87 years with 65% to 85% males, 95% Caucasian, and had COPD with a mean pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV) percent predicted of 39% to 43%. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

expiration time expirational expirative expiratory flow expiratory flow rate expire