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dysventilation en · NOUN

Etymology

From dys- + ventilation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The failure of a ventilation process to work correctly.
    • The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line. 2015 May 21, Vincenzo Basile et al., “Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis”, in BMC Pediatrics, volume 15, →DOI: