ventilation to supply oxygen to the patient's lungs
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: a system or means of providing fresh air
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFriends of the Earth recommended measures such as green infrastructure and planting trees, as well as improving ventilation and insulation in housing.Fortune, 20 July 2022 Among the measures listed are: granting access to vaccines and treatment, providing high-quality masks and at-home tests, encouraging building owners to improve ventilation, giving clear masking recommendations. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 July 2022 Omicron's quick spread in Britain, with cases doubling in less than two days in most regions, came as the head of the WHO warned that measures, including masks, social distancing and ventilation, were needed alongside vaccines.NBC News, 15 Dec. 2021 Other measures such as masks, handwashing, physical distancing and ventilation will still work against the Omicron variant. Jacqueline Howard And Kaitlan Collins, CNN, 1 Dec. 2021 The realization that the coronavirus is airborne indoors transformed efforts to contain the pandemic last year, igniting fiery debates about masks, social distancing and ventilation in public spaces.BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021 Tan and others say that means not just masks in schools but a push for vaccination, social distancing, ventilation and other precautions, providing multiple layers of protection. Jeff Amy, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2021 Tan and others say that means not just masks but a push for vaccination, social distancing, ventilation and other precautions, providing multiple layers of protection. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2021 Tan and others say that means not just masks in schools but a push for vaccination, social distancing, ventilation and other precautions, providing multiple layers of protection. Jeff Amy, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin ventilātiōn-, ventilātiō, from ventilāre "to expose to the air, ventilate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VENTILATION | VENTILATION + NOUNADJECTIVE➤adequate, good, proper充足的/良好的/適當的通風◇Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation.檢查員已檢查過,通風良好。➤inadequate, poor通風不足;空氣不流通▸➤artificial, mechanical人工/機械通風▸➤natural自然通風VERB + VENTILATION➤allow, give, provide使通風;讓空氣流動◇Holes up the sides of the jacket give good ventilation.這件夾克衫兩側有孔,透氣性很好。➤improve改善通風條件VENTILATION + NOUN➤system通風系統▸➤duct, hole, pipe, shaft, tube通風管道;通氣孔;風井;通風管