Ventilatory
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, functioning as, or by means of a ventilator.
"Indeed, they possess not only a ventilatory system, composed of two scaphognathites ventilating a domiciliar cavity, but also a cardiovascular system composed of a well-differentiated heart and, in the Cylindroleberid family, 6-8 lamellar gills (Vannier et al., 1996; Horne et al., 2002)."
Adjective
- 1 provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation wordnet
Example
More examples"Indeed, they possess not only a ventilatory system, composed of two scaphognathites ventilating a domiciliar cavity, but also a cardiovascular system composed of a well-differentiated heart and, in the Cylindroleberid family, 6-8 lamellar gills (Vannier et al., 1996; Horne et al., 2002)."
Etymology
From ventilate + -ory.